Five questions with Zeke Vandenburgh

Zeke Vandenburgh, wearing a red, No. 5 football uniform and a white Redbird helmet, runs to make a tackle

After earning the 2022 Stats Perform Buck Buchanan Award as the top FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) defensive player January 7, Illinois State senior linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh ’20 is preparing to continue his football career at the next level.

Illinois State’s sport management program shines

Students on a football field in STL

A job in sports can be a great gig—if you can find one. Illinois State’s sport management program has a great track record of training students to do just that. The Department of Kinesiology and Recreation’s 33-hour graduate sequence has existed in its present form for about 10 years. Here’s how Illinois State’s program stands out