2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 23
Vaughn Pemberton
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 242
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Lake Forest, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Loyola Academy
- High School:
- Loyola Academy
Ball State Daily News (Aug. 14, 2024): Ball State Cardinal football's family-focused culture is not a cliche
Big back helps balance a deep backfield rotation ... head coach Mike Neu on Pemberton: "He's a 215-pound running back and we'll try to increase his role from last year. He'll work out of two-back sets. He has deceptive speed."
2022: Backup running back played every game and carried 35 times for 133 yards ... averaged 3.8 yards per carry with a long of 16 yards against Murray State (Sept. 17) ... made college debut at Tennessee (Sept. 1) with four carries for 21 yards ... season highs of seven carries and 39 yards against Eastern Michigan (Oct. 22).
2021: Took a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner at Loyola Academy ... played for head coach John Holecek … second-team all-conference selection as a junior … offensive team MVP as a junior when he helped his team to an 11-3 record ... has rushed for more than 1,000 yards with 22 touchdowns in his career ... senior season has been moved to the spring because of the coronavirus pandemic.
PERSONAL: Son of Steve and Tonya Pemberton ... previously wore #27.
Big back helps balance a deep backfield rotation ... head coach Mike Neu on Pemberton: "He's a 215-pound running back and we'll try to increase his role from last year. He'll work out of two-back sets. He has deceptive speed."
2022: Backup running back played every game and carried 35 times for 133 yards ... averaged 3.8 yards per carry with a long of 16 yards against Murray State (Sept. 17) ... made college debut at Tennessee (Sept. 1) with four carries for 21 yards ... season highs of seven carries and 39 yards against Eastern Michigan (Oct. 22).
2021: Took a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner at Loyola Academy ... played for head coach John Holecek … second-team all-conference selection as a junior … offensive team MVP as a junior when he helped his team to an 11-3 record ... has rushed for more than 1,000 yards with 22 touchdowns in his career ... senior season has been moved to the spring because of the coronavirus pandemic.
PERSONAL: Son of Steve and Tonya Pemberton ... previously wore #27.
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