Illinois State head football coach Denver Johnson was pleased with his team after the second day of spring practice, saying it had high spirits for the duration of the afternoon and have already built on yesterday.
We made a few offensive changes, Johnson said. The team really picked up on it and have responded well. We will just continue to build a winning team and take the time this spring to concentrate on strengthening our strong points and eliminating our weaknesses.
A couple of players Johnson said have looked to be contributors early is freshman running back T.J. Watts and returning star Quincy Washington. He is encouraged about their potential as well as tight end Steve Statz.
I have liked what I have seen from both T.J. and Quincy, Johnson said. Steve has had a good couple of days and on the defensive end, (defensive back) Brandon Allen is physically ready for us to get our pads on. It is hard to measure our defense, without pads on so we will get to see more tomorrow.
The team returns for day three of practice at 3:30 p.m., Friday, at Hancock Stadium where the Redbirds will practice in pads for the first time this spring.
