NORMAL — Other FCS programs have followed since Illinois State coach Brock Spack announced on March 21 the Redbirds were opting out of the remaining four games of their spring schedule.
Yet Spack maintains his goal was not to start a parade.
“I’m not surprised,” Spack said of Cal Poly, Chattanooga, Albany, Wofford, Western Illinois and New Hampshire also canceling the rest of their spring contests. “I really didn’t care if anybody else did it. I know we did the right thing for our program and our situation here. I did it to protect our players.