Special Playoff Edition Of The Brock Spack Show Airs Tuesday From Schooners

NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State football team is back in the FCS playoffs and will head to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on Saturday to square off against Southeast Missouri in the first round. ISU head coach Brock Spack will preview the contest against the Redhawks at The Brock Spack Show, presented by Bud Light, live from Schooners Tuesday night in Bloomington beginning at 6 p.m.

For the first time since 2016 and the fifth time since 2012, Illinois State (8-4, 5-3 MVFC) is back in the FCS playoffs and will hit the road to take on OVC co-champion Southeast Missouri (9-3, 7-1 OVC) at Houck Field. The Redbirds and Redhawks will meet for the 11th time, with Illinois State holding a 7-3 advantage in the series that dates back to 1943. SEMO has won the last two contests against ISU, with wins at home in 2000 (28-25) and in Normal in 2001 (38-33). The Redbirds won the five games before that in the series from 1970 to 1997.

Co-hosts Dick Luedke and Ted Schmitz will also welcome junior defensive end Romeo McKnight to the show as this week's player guest. The Crystal Lake, Illinois, native has been one of the best pass rushers in the Missouri Valley Football Conference the past two seasons for the Redbirds since transferring from Iowa. McKnight ranked fourth in the league with nine sacks and was fifth in tackles for loss with 12.5. He added 50 tackles, including 27 solo stops, on the season and was credited with two forced fumbles and two pass breakups as well.  

Schooners is located at 810 East Grove Street in Bloomington and sits just off the corner of Grove Street and Clinton Boulevard. For those who can't make it out to Schooners to watch the show live, it will be broadcast on WJBC 1230 AM in the Twin Cities and streamed live on GoRedbirds.com. Fans can also listen to the show via the TuneIn app by searching "Illinois St. Redbirds Sports Network."

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