Vandenburgh, Annexstad Honored By MVFC

ST. LOUIS – Illinois State linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh and quarterback Zack Annexstad helped lead the Redbirds to a big 35-7 win over longtime rival Eastern Illinois in the 110th meeting of the Mid-America Classic. For their efforts, each came away with Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week honors on Sunday as announced by the league.

Vandenburgh takes home MVFC Defensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week and for the third time in his career, while Annexstad earned the first MVFC Newcomer of the Week honor in his time at Illinois State.

For the second week in a row, Vandenburgh disrupted the game for the Redbird defense, which was dominant in its big win over the…