NORMAL — Last Saturday was a long afternoon for the Illinois State football team’s defense.
Western Illinois ran a whopping 94 plays from scrimmage, picked up 31 first downs and had possession of the ball for 38:33 of the non-conference game’s 60 minutes.
Fortunately for the Redbirds, their offense was on point while scoring plenty of points in a 51-34 victory at Hancock Stadium…