NORMAL, Ill. – Due to a Chicago Cubs baseball game scheduled to begin Thursday at 2 p.m., the third episode of "The Next Step" with Redbird football will be shown at 1:30 p.m. Thursday and again at 5 p.m. Friday on Comcast SportsNet Chicago.
Illinois State football fans have enjoyed the behind-the-scenes Redbird football series "The Next Step" the past two weeks on Comcast SportsNet Chicago. After episode No. 3 airs this week, the final episode of the four-part mini-series with be broadcast on Thursday, Sept. 3, leading up to the Redbirds' season-opener against Big Ten Conference foe Iowa on Sept. 5.
"The Next Step" presented by Country Financial, takes an in-depth look inside Redbird football and chronicles the offseason work the team has put in, with hopes of making another championship run to Frisco, Texas. In 2014, Illinois State won a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title and posted a school-record 13 wins on its way to FCS National Championship, where the Redbirds lost a heartbreaker to four-time defending national champion North Dakota State.
The series will feature exclusive behind-the-scenes access with the Redbird football program from team meetings, team-building exercises, work in the community and offseason training. A variety of guests, including head coach Brock Spack, offensive coordinator Kurt Beathard and defensive coordinator Spence Nowinsky break down the roster, and players such as preseason All-Americans Tre Roberson and Teddy Corwin will give their perspective from the eyes of the student-athlete.
For channel information, click on the "fans" tab on GoRedbirds.com and select CSN Chicago Channel Finder. Once there, type in the ZIP code where the broadcast will be watched, and a complete channel listing will appear for cable and satellite providers in that area.
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