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GAME 5 • AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE • OCT. 1, 2016 @REDBIRDFB GAME NOTES Mike Williams, Assistant Athletics Director/Communications Kaitlin Hoffman (Secondary Contact) O: (309) 438-7748 | C: (309) 825-8828 O: (309) 438-1044 | C: (563) 320-5556 [email protected] | @ISU_mcwilli [email protected] | @KaitlinGHoffman 2016 ILLINOIS STATE SCHEDULE REDBIRDS SET TO FLY TO FARGO FOR MATCHUP WITH THE TOP-RANKED BISON; S3 VALPARAISO (ESPN3) W, 50-13 S10 at Northwestern (BTN) W, 9-7 THE REGULAR SEASON CONTEST WILL BE THE FIRST FOR THE TWO SINCE 2013 S17 EASTERN ILLINOIS (CSN/ESPN3) L, 21-24 S24 at Indiana State* (ESPN3) L, 31-34 SETTING THE SCENEE O1 at North Dakota State* (ESPN3) 1 p.m. Date: Oct. 1, 2016 Location: Fargo, N.D. O8 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* (CSN/ESPN3) 2 p.m. Kickoff: 1 p.m. CT O15 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* (CSN/ESPN3) 6 p.m. Stadium: Fargodome O22 at South Dakota* (ESPN3) 2 p.m. Stadium Capacity: 18,700 O29 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* (CSN/ESPN3) 2 p.m. Series: NDSU leads 6-2 N5 at Western Illinois* (ESPN3) 1 p.m. Watch: ESPN3 N12 MISSOURI STATE*(ESPN3) Noon North Dakota State Illinois State PLAYER TO WATCH >>>>> All times are Central BISON REDBIRDS After a quiet start to the sea-a- * Missouri Valley Football Conference game 3-0, 0-0 MVFC 2-2, 0-1 MVFC son in the opening win overr BTN - Game Broadcast on Big Ten Network Valparaiso, senior All-Americanrican IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS wide receiver Anthony Warrumrrum CSN - Game broadcast on Comcast SportsNet Chicago #1 STATS / #1 COACH / #1 HERO #18 STATS / #20 COACH / #19 HERO has certainly made his presencesence ESPN3 - Game streamed on ESPN3 on Valley TV known in the past three gamesmes forfor the TEAM LEADERS TEAM LEADERS Redbirds. The Fishers, Indiana,ana, native ILLINOIS STATE COACHES Rushing: K. Frazier Rushing: G. Moreira 37/217/3 TD 35/240/3 TD has averaged eight catchess and 121 Brock Spack (f) Head Coach Passing: E. Stick Passing: J. Kolbe yards receiving over that span,pan, with a pair ofof Spence Nowinsky (f) Defensive Coordinator/DL 45-72-2/575/5 TD 91-129-4/986/6 TD 100-plus yard receiving performances.rformances. Warrum Dan Clark (f) Co-Offensive Coordinator/OL Receiving: D. Shepherd Receiving: A. Warrum also caught his first two touchdownchdown passes ofof the Billy Dicken (p) Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB 11/150/2 TD 26/403/2 TD season last week at Indianaa State,State, while haulinghauling in Lamar Conard (f) RB Tackles: R. Grimsley Tackles: B.J. Bello a career-high 10 receptionss forfor a season-best 151 yardsyards 20 TT/1.0 TFL/1 INT 29 TT/4.0 SACKS/5.5 TFL Cody Deti (f) DB through the air against the Sycamores.Sycamores. Khenon Hall (f) Asst. DB THE GAME Kane Keirnan (f) WR For the first time since 2013, No. 18 Illinois State (2-2, 0-1 MVFC) and No. 1 North Dakota State (3-0, 0-0 Moose McClain (f) Assoc. Head Coach/FB,TE MVFC) will square off during the regular season when the Redbirds travel to Fargo, N.D. to take on the Jake Schoonover (p) LB,ST five-time defending national champion Bison at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. The Redbirds are Corey Shandrick (p) Asst. WR coming off back-to-back losses for the first time since 2013 and have never lost three straight games under Game location: f - field, p - press box the leadership of head coach Brock Spack. ESPN3 BROADCAST THE SERIES Illinois State and North Dakota State will meet for the ninth time when they square off in the first regular- Brian Shawn, play-by-play season contest between the two schools since 2013. NDSU leads the all-time series 6-2, having won the Lee Timmerman, analyst previous four match ups with ISU including the 2014 FCS National Championship game. The Redbirds' last Beth Hoole, sideline win over the Bison came in 2010, when ISU came from behind to defeat NDSU, 34-24, at Hancock Stadium. ILLINOIS STATE RADIO NETWORK THE COACHES Dick Luedke, play-by-play Illinois State: Brock Spack (Purdue, 1983) is in his eighth season as the head coach at Illinois State (58- Ted Schmitz, analyst 31). Spack, the 2014 MVFC Coach of the Year, has led the Redbirds to back-to-back shares of the MVFC Craig Bertsche, sideline title the past two seasons and FCS playoff appearances three times in the past four years. Greg Halbleib, studio host North Dakota State: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) is in his third season as the head coach at North Dakota State (31-3). Since taking over as head coach, Klieman has guided the Bison to a pair of 7-1 runs through the MVFC and to the program’s fourth and fifth straight national titles. THE @REDBIRDFB PROGRAM 6 FCS playoff appearances (1998, 1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015) 5-time FCS quarterfinalists (1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015) 2-time FCS semifinalists (1999, 2014) The team is 37-8 at home under Spack's guidance ISU is 20-2 at Hancock Stadium since 2013 GAME 5 • AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE • OCT. 1, 2016 MEDIA INFORMATION • PAGE 2 THE GAME WEEK SCHEDULE ISU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS A quick look at Illinois State's media availability on game week. All appointments can be made by calling the athletics Assistant AD/Communications Mike Williams communications offi ce at (309) 438-7748. Offi ce Phone (309) 438-7748 NORTH DAKOTA STATE GAME WEEK SCHEDULE Cell Phone (309) 825-8828 Sunday 25Monday 26 Tuesday 27 Wednesday 28 Thursday 29 Friday 30 Saturday 1 E-mail [email protected] Film Study and OFF DAY Media Luncheon Player/Coach Player/Coach Travel Day Illinois State at Fax (309) 438-5634 Practice Kaufman Football Interviews Interviews No player/coach North Dakota State No player/coach Building – Noon Available after practice No player/coach availability 1 p.m. CST Secondary Contact Kaitlin Hoffman availability (approx. 5:30 p.m.) availability Cell Phone (563) 320-5556 Player/Coach Interviews Brock Spack Show E-mail [email protected] Available after practice Schooners 6-7 p.m. Press Box Phone (309) 438-0636 (approx. 5:30 p.m.) INTERVIEW PROCEDURES Postgame interviews following home contests are conducted in the Hancock Stadium press box (fourth fl oor). ILLINOIS STATE RADIO A golf cart is available to transport representatives from WJBC (AM 1230, FM 93.7), the fl agship station of Illinois State athletics, will serve as the host of the the visiting team to the interview area. TV lighting is also Country Financial Illinois State Radio Network. provided and there is wireless Internet access in the room. • WJBC AM 1230, FM 93.7 (BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL) After road games, rep re sen ta tives will be brought to a designated area. The locker room is closed at all times. ESPN3 LIVE BROADCAST ESPN3 will carry the telecast on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN mobile app through participating Internet service providers. Brian Shawn (play-by-play), Lee Timmerman (color analyst), and Beth Hoole (sidelines) will call the action from Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CALL Teleconferences featuring the league's head coaches will WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEONS be conducted three times during the season (Sept. 6, Oct. Each Tuesday during the season, Illinois State hosts a media luncheon in the team room of the Kaufman 4, Nov. 1). Those par tici pat ing in the call should dial in Football Building. The luncheon begins promptly at noon, with comments from head coach Brock Spack. fi ve minutes prior to the scheduled start time (10 a.m. CST each day). The call-in number is (877) 393-4731. Video from the press conference will be available at GoRedbirds.com before 5 p.m. 10:00 am Mike Sanford, Indiana State REQUESTING CREDENTIALS 10:06 am Bo Pelini, Youngstown State Credentials (game and parking) can be ob tained by con tact ing the Ath let ics Communications Office, 10:12 am Charlie Fisher, Western Illinois Campus Box 7130, Nor mal, IL, 61790-7130. Requests must be received on official letterhead at least two 10:18 am Brock Spack, Illinois State 10:24 am Nick Hill, Southern Illinois days prior to the game. Passes that are not mailed will be available at the Will Call window at the main 10:30 am Dave Steckel, Missouri State ticket gate on the East side of the stadium 90 minutes prior to kickoff. 10:36 am John Stiegelmeier, South Dakota State 10:42 am Bob Nielson, South Dakota PRACTICE PROCEDURES 10:48 am Mark Farley, UNI Most practices are open to the media, but only the first 15 minutes are available to photographers/ 10:54 am Chris Klieman, North Dakota State videographers. For all other media, it is recommended that an advance call be made to the athletics * All times are Central communications office to check on the status of practice for a particular day. REGULAR-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICIES WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEONS Head Coach: Brock Spack will do general interviews following practice Tuesday-Thursday. All other requests for interviews must be submitted to the athletics communications offi ce at least 24 hours prior Tuesday, Aug. 30 at noon to the scheduled interview. Tuesday, Sept. 6 at noon Tuesday, Sept. 13 at noon Assistant Coaches: Arrangements should be made through the athletics communication offi ce. Most Tuesday, Sept. 20 at noon interviews will be conducted after practice Tuesday-Thursday. Tuesday, Sept. 27 at noon Players: All interviews with players will take place at the media luncheon or after practice Tuesday Tuesday, Oct.