NORMAL – The better-safe-than-sorry rules adopted for Saturday’s Illinois State football scrimmage at Hancock Stadium meant black-jersey wearing Redbird quarterbacks were ruled down as soon as touched by a defender.
While problematic for quarterbacks anxious to prolong a play and avoid a sack, the ISU defense was swarming all morning as the Redbirds wrapped up its unprecedented fall practice sessions.
“We’re playing a great defense. They are moving fast,” second string quarterback Bryce Jefferson said. “It was very frustrating. As a dual threat quarterback, I like to make plays on the run.”
The Redbird defense was credited with 11 sacks for 68 yards in minus yardage and 18 total tackles for loss while holding ISU rushers to a net of 53 yards on 47 attempts.