Ball State Secondary vs. Blake Frohnhapfel Ball State: The past three weeks, the secondary has allowed opposing quarterbacks completion percentage to ballon up to 82.8 percent.
On Wednesday, head coach of Ball State's men's tennis team Bill Richards was announced as the recipient of the NCAA's Bob Frederick Sportsmanship Award for the 2014-2015 season. The Frederick award was created in 2009 in honor of the late Bob Frederick who served as the Kansas and Illinois State athletic director.
Another former Ball State football player has found a home with the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts announced today they have signed safety Sean Baker to the practice squad.
On Oct. 28, the Mid-American preseason conference polls were released. After a 7-23 (2-16) finish last season, the Ball State men's basketball team is projected to finish last in the conference for a second consecutive season.
If there was one problematic area for Ball State on a week-by-week basis, it is the inconsistency of the secondary in pass coverage.
Women’s swimming and diving claimed its first victory of the season Oct. 24 at Buffalo, defeating McMaster by a score of 157-141 and falling to host and Mid-American Conference rival Buffalo 219.5-79.5.
Ball State football will officially not have senior defensive tackle Darnell Smith back in the lineup for the rest of the season. It has been announced that the senior defensive tackle will be redshirted this season.
After finishing atop the Mid-American Conference West Division standings last season with a 13-5 conference record (17-14 overall), the preseason MAC coaches’ poll projects the Ball State women's basketball team to finish in second.
After the best statistical weekend in her career, redshirt junior outside attacker, Mackenzie Kitchel was awarded with the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career.
After a five-game skid, Ball State volleyball has regained some very important momentum with two consecutive victories at home.
In Oct. 26's Nation Football League action the Indianapolis Colts faced off against the New Orleans Saints in a matchup that had two former Cardinals on the same field for the first time since playing at Ball State.
The Achilles' heel for Ball State thus far has been the inconsistency of the defense. This season, the Cardinals are allowing 484 yards per game to opposing offenses, which ranks 11th in the Mid-American Conference.
For the first time in Ball State soccer history, the Cardinals have gone undefeated at home.
Today’s weather provided a significant advantage for whichever team was playing with Scheumann Stadium’s westbound wind at their backs in the Cardinals’ 23-21 loss to Central Michigan. Head coach Pete Lembo said it's something his team practices with.
On a day where Ball State had a chance to beat Central Michigan for the sixth consecutive season, ineffectiveness from the offense led to them snapping that. The Cardinals' offense, which has been effective over the last few weeks, struggled today.
First Quarter The Central Michigan Chippewas started with the ball and drove down the field with ease against the struggling Ball State defense in less than three minutes. Central Michigan's quarterback, Cooper Rush capped off the six-play, 75-yard drive with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Corey Willis. Ball State took over at the 23-yard line, but could not do anything with it.
During field hockey games and practices at the Briner Sports Complex, first-year head coach Sally Northcroft’s unique accent drowns out the dull roar of McGalliard Road. With heavy influences from her Zimbabwe origins and slight hints of her time in the United States and Australia, the Ball State alumna’s voice mirrors her path across the globe.
Sitting at 2-5, with their backs against the wall the rest of the season, Ball State (2-5, 1-2) will be playing Central Michigan (3-4, 2-1) on Oct. 24.
The Ball State men’s volleyball fall season will begin this Sunday, October 25 at the Lewis tournament located in Romeoville, Illinois.
The Ball State soccer regular season is winding down.
