No. 2 seed Montana State faces Illinois State in the 2026 FCS National Championship. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN. Everything will take place at Vanderbilt's FirstBank Stadium in ...

Montana State and Illinois State have never met on the gridiron but that will all change on Monday night on the FCS’s grandest stage. The Redbirds and Bobcats will duke it out in Nashville and when ...

The stage is set for the FCS Championship in Nashville, Tenn., as the Illinois State Redbirds aim to complete a Cinderella run against the No. 2 Montana State Bobcats. Montana State knocked off No. 3 ...

Montana State defeated Illinois State 35-34 in overtime to win the FCS national championship on Jan. 5 in Nashville.

Preview and prediction of the Montana State vs Illinois State matchup in the FCS National Championship with the CFN prediction, what will happen, and betting lines.