Austin Hence Finally Gets His Chance

Football September 05, 2023 by Paul Morgan, WMUBroncos.com feature writerNo. 88 lined up at his tight end spot for Western Michigan University, anxiously awaiting the first snap of the 2023 football season last Thursday.

The play was almost as expected for the first one, a simple run up the middle by Jalen Buckley for a six-yard gain with No. 88 blocking his man out of the way, helping the running back find a hole.

It might have been just one play for many players, but it was a big one for No. 88. It was the first time in more than 1,400 days that graduate student Austin Hence – No. 88 – had competed on a football field. It was more than a simple play… for Hence it was nothing short of a…