Cam Grandy makes immediate impact as Illinois State tight end

NORMAL – When informed he had broken his left thumb in an Oct. 21 game at Youngstown State, Illinois State tight end Cam Grandy was fearful both his season and his college career were over.

“It definitely hurt a little bit,” Grandy said. “But the coaches and training staff did a good job keeping me with high morale. They were able to put a cast on it and I was still able to go.”

Cam Grandy heads upfield for yardage against Lindenwood earlier this season at Hancock Stadium.ISU coach Brock Spack immediately told Grandy not to fret. The Redbirds have a connection in such cases.

“He was very disappointed when he found out. What’s the big deal? It’s a cast. Who cares,” said Spack. ”The person who…