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Illinois State offense still searching for answers ahead of playoff opener

Bryce Jefferson, shown throwing a pass on the first day of practice in August, will start at quarterback for Illinois State on Saturday in a 1 p.m. FCS playoff game against Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

David Proeber

That is Illinois State’s dilemma as the Redbirds try to separate themselves from six quarters of alarmingly unproductive offensive football heading into Saturday’s 1 p.m. FCS first-round playoff game against Southeast Missouri at Houck Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

While change of some sort is clearly needed after ISU has managed just six points since a first-half injury to quarterback Brady Davis in a Nov.