Ball State football opens MAC play on the road at Central Michigan. Follow along here for live updates as the Cardinals take on the Chippewas:

Instead of pressing the panic button after two straight losses, Ball State Cardinal football is using brotherhood to move on.

Coming into the 2024 season, one of the biggest concerns with the Ball State roster was the amount of new faces on the defense. With a new defensive coordinator in Jeff Knowles and just one returning starter from 2023 (linebacker Keionte Newson), many expected there to be some growing pains on the defensive side of the ball.