Sports Link alumni, spanning multiple years, will serve as mentors to 14 newcomers in the program during the Fall 2025 semester.
The Sports Link incoming class will professional network with the alumni, plus review creative work and broadcasts of their mentor. Alumni can also review and provide feedback on the student’s work.
“Our family of Sports Link alumni working in sports media and production is always a pride point for us,” says Chris Taylor, Senior Director of Sports Production. “Our students have been asking for more ways to connect and network with our alumni. This will be beneficial to the students, the alumni and our program overall.”
Ball State’s Sports Link program ascended to the No. 1 spot for top winning sports media programs by the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). In this competition, student creative work goes through a rigorous blind-juried process that includes multiple evaluations by both academic and professional experts from across the country.
Each school’s student achievements are then calculated and ranked for each of the seven competition categories. Consistently ranked the No. 2 sports media program since 2022, Sports Link vaulted to the top spot this season ahead of Arizona State, Syracuse, Oklahoma and the University of Miami.