Ball State head coach Mike Neu walks down the sideline during the game against the University of Illinois on Sept. 2, 2017. Ball State lost to Illinois 24-21, bringing the Cardinals to 0-1 on the season.
FOOTBALL

Head coach Mike Neu revisits childhood as Cardinals prepare to take on Irish

It has been booming through the speakers at Scheumann Stadium all week at practice. It can be heard down the halls and throughout the building from the weight room. The melody is engraved in the minds of Ball State Football players leading up to their Saturday showdown with Notre Dame. It’s “Victory March,” the fight song of the Fighting Irish.



Isaan Mitchell, President of Student Government Association, leads Emens Auditorium in the Beneficence Pledge during the freshmen convocation Sunday, Aug. 19. Eric Pritchett, DN
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The Beneficence Pledge: A Cardinal promise

All members of the Cardinal family, whether student, faculty or staff, adhere to a code that pledges to act in a socially responsible way and value the intrinsic worth of every member of the community — the Beneficence Pledge.