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In his 25th season as an Illinois State University football broadcaster, Ted Schmitz is preparing to call his second national title game. The Redbirds face No. 2-seeded Montana State January 5, in Nashville, Tennessee, for the FCS Championship. 
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Junior linebacker Ty Niekamp and the Illinois State University football team are preparing to face No. 2-seeded Montana State in the FCS Championship January 5. 
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The Illinois State University football team has crisscrossed the country, stacking up victories in the race to the FCS national championship. Winning on the road isn’t only difficult for the players and coaches. It's tough for the equipment staff too.  

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Dr. Aaron Pitluck, professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Sandeep Jagani, associate professor of operations management in the College of Business, have been named as the inaugural Adaptive Edge Institute Fellows to conduct projects in the spring 2026 semester. 

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