CHICAGO, Ill. – Illinois State Football will continue to maintain its television footprint in the Chicago media market with a new five-game agreement between Redbird Sports Properties and Marquee Sports Network to broadcast all of home games during the 2021 Redbird football season. All contests will also be simulcast live on ESPN3/+ as part of the Missouri Valley Football Conference's broadcast agreement.
Broadcasts will include the team's season opener against Butler on September 4 (6:30 p.m.), its Family Weekend contest against Missouri State on October 2 (1 p.m.), the Homecoming game against North Dakota State (2 p.