The Missouri State football team was slated to open its season at home against Illinois State University on Saturday, Feb. 20. However, due to poor field conditions and adverse winter weather, the game was canceled and will be played on April 17.
“None of the conditions were right,” senior offensive lineman Ian Fitzgerald said. “I don’t think any of the sidelines were ready. There were definitely ice patches on the field Friday and Saturday and the stands were completely snowed in too.”
The cancelation gives the Bears some extra time to prepare for their new season-opening opponent, the Western Illinois University Leathernecks.