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V THE VIDETTE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 Vol. 130 / No. 08

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THURSDAY BIRD SPECIAL

Saturdays are for the ’Birds

ISU gets ready to tackle Panthers at Eastern MICHAEL MARRA | Sports Editor | @MikeMarraILSTU

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he oldest rivalry in the Illinois Football Championship Subdivision, 13th oldest in all of the FCS, renews with the 106th matchup between Illinois State University and Eastern Illinois University. They will be battling for the Mid-America Classic Trophy. “This is a rivalry game. You can throw the statistics out, throw the records out,” coach Brock Spack said. “We’re going to get their best and that’s just how it is. We can’t really worry about them, we have to worry about us and that’s where our focus is – to try and get better this week.” The Redbirds (1-0) are coming off a bye week in dominating fashion, defeating Butler a week prior, 45-0. “I think we’re better now than we were last week at this time,” Spack said. “I thought we got good work done last week. Our players

have been really good about staying the course and being professional about getting better.” ISU’s defense, which has been the forefront of much of the preseason talk, held the Bulldogs to just 41 total yards of offense and zero rushing yards. In the Redbird season opener, junior quarterback Jake Kolbe went 18-for-29, totaling 194 passing yards, adding two touchdown passes, both to senior wide receiver Christian Gibbs. Eastern Illinois (1-1) enters Saturday’s matchup with Illinois State after losing, 38-10, at Northern Illinois a week ago. The Panthers defeated Missouri Valley Football Conference foe Indiana State week one, 22-20. “It’s their home opener, we’ll see a different team,” Spack said.

Above: (From left) Linebacker Brannon Barry and quarterbacks Jake Kolbe and Malachi Broadnax before the start of the Sept. 2 home opener against Butler University.

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EVERYTHING REDBIRD FANS NEED TO KNOW BEFORE THE MID-AMERICA CLASSIC

Photograph by MONICA MENDOZA | Photo Editor

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