Illinois State safety Christian Uphoff makes himself heard during Redbird practices at Hancock Stadium, whether on the field or on the sidelines, encouraging his teammates.
“We gotta turn up. That a way Dillon. Let’s go Damien.”
“As a young player, he wasn’t quite that assertive. He’s really asserting himself the last two years,” ISU coach Brock Spack said of Uphoff. “He’s a very good leader and he loves football.”
While Uphoff exudes confidence on the field, he is less certain of what 2021 will bring.
“Playing in the spring complicates a lot of things,” he said.