Three thoughts from Ball State vs. Northern Illinois
Ball State defense came to play
Criticized all season for not being able to get off the field on third downs and giving up too many big plays, Ball State's defense came out ready to defend the Northern Illinois' offense Saturday. At halftime, Northern Illinois hadn't converted a third down, and Ball State forced several three-and-outs. Ball State got a key fumble recovery as Northern Illinois was driving into Ball State's red zone midway through the fourth quarter. But beside two touchdown runs from Lynch, Ball State held Northern Illinois' run game in check throughout the game.
Red zone trips didn't mean touchdowns
On at least three occasions, Ball State got inside the red zone, only to have to settle for field goals from Steven Schott. He made two but also missed two in the second half. The only converted touchdown from the red zone was a 12-yard pass from Keith Wenning to Willie Snead to put Ball State up 23-14 at the time.
Ball State goes pass heavy
Coach Pete Lembo's offense is known to throw the ball often, and it showed against Northern Illinois. Wenning threw for a Ball State record 71 passes, breaking his own record of 52 passes against Toledo in 2011. With the running game Ball State has had this season, it was surprising to see Ball State throw for as many times as it did, but when Wenning threw for over 400 yards, it's hard to argue not throwing that many times.
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