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Jermaine Burket will enter his second season as a member of the Millikin University Football program in the all of 2026. Burket currently serves as Defensive Coordinator, and joined the Millikin staff in January 2025 coaching the defensive backs.
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Prior to Millikin, Burket spent the last two seasons on the staff at Illinois Wesleyan University. In addition to coaching the defensive backs, Burket worked with the Titans kick and punt returners. On defense, he led a backfield that included a the third leading tackler in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) in 2024 and a cornerback that was All-Conference in 2023-24. He also coached All-American kick-returner Jahari Scott.
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Prior to Illinois Wesleyan, Burket spent four years on the staff at Otterbein University, serving two seasons as a graduate assistant, and two as an assistant coach.
Burket played collegiately at Heidelberg University, earning degrees in Business Administration and Sports Management in 2019. He earned a Master of Business Administration at Otterbein in 2021.
A native of Bedford, Ohio, Burket resides in Decatur with his significant other Olivia, and their two sons Braylon and Cameron.
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