The offseason is long. For fans, most of it is pretty boring and spent counting down the days until kickoff. You don’t get to see what the players are up to except for little bits of video and pictures posted on social media.
On Thursday night, that changes. And it’s for a good cause.
Northwestern’s chapter of the nationwide non-profit Uplifting Athletes is hosting an event entitled Lift for Life at 5:30 p.m. on the practice field on the northeast end of Ryan Field.
“We just invite friends, family, fans, community members to watch one of our offseason workouts, and they get to see the preparation that goes into a Big Ten season,” chapter president Tommy Doles, a redshirt sophomore offensive lineman, said.