MACOMB - Western Illinois University junior Mike McEachern (Calgary, Alberta/Western Canada) was selected as the 22nd overall pick in the Canadian Football League Draft, chosen sixth in the third round by the BC Lions. The Canadian Draft consisted of… more »

MACOMB - After going 6-5 last season to post its first winning record since 2003, optimism ran high during Western Illinois spring football practice, which came to its conclusion Saturday afternoon with the annual Bruce Craddock Memorial Spring Game at… more »

MACOMB - With the way the last four weeks have progressed, perhaps it is only fitting that rain is in the forecast for today's Bruce Craddock Memorial Spring Game. The Western Illinois University football squad will conclude its four-week long spring… more »

Former Redbirds, and a former Leatherneck, work out at combines. Also, Illinois State hires a new linebackers coach. NORMAL — Luke Drone is making the rounds, traveling to Northwestern last week and the University of Illinois on Wednesday. After… more »

BLOOMINGTON — It took a while for Western Illinois to get a look at Ryan Waldron. The Central Catholic High School football star said Western’s coaching staff first saw film of him two weeks ago. “They contacted me the next day,” Waldron said. It… more »

Western Illinois' Rodney Harrison talks about a long, lucrative NFL career which he hopes ends with a Super Bowl ring. It was summer 2006 and New England Patriots defensive back Rodney Scott Harrison was finishing up his annual youth football camp at… more »

The All-American Football League, a for-profit, professional football league, held their inaugural draft on Saturday, January 26th. In that draft were 47 alumni of schools who played Football Championship Subdivision football (formerly known as I-AA fo… more »