Interim Illinois State AD Beggs interesting in permanent position

Illinois State interim director of athletics Jeri Beggs (left) and deputy director of athletics/external operations Paul Kabbes met with the media at Hancock Stadium.NORMAL – In mid-May, Jeri Beggs had yet to decide if she wanted to be considered for the position of Illinois State director of athletics.

Yet as her stint as interim director of athletics has reached 16 months in late August, that decision has been made.

“I do plan to apply,” Beggs said during a meeting with the media at Hancock Stadium’s Aaron Leetch Stadium Club. “I had originally said I would decline to participate in a search. I thought this was a way to serve the university in a really unique way. What I’ve discovered is I…