NORMAL, Ill. – The No. 6 ranked Illinois State football team faces its biggest challenge so far in 2025, when the Redbirds host No. 1 ranked and defending national champion North Dakota State on Saturday night at Hancock Stadium. ISU head coach Brock Spack will break down the matchup against the Bison at Schooners on Thursday at 6 p.m. at The Brock Spack Show, presented by Redbird Ale from DESTIHL.
Coach Spack will chat with Redbird football play-by-play voice John Fitzgerald and longtime color analyst Ted Schmitz about his team's work during the bye week to prepare for this week's game against No. 1 ranked North Dakota State. They will be joined by senior offensive lineman Jake Pope and offensive line coach Harold Etheridge as this week's special guests.
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 and The Varsity Network. Portions of the show will also be broadcast live on the Illinois State Athletics Facebook page.
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