Saturday,
September 29
12:00
PM Ball State at Kent State:
This
is a matchup between the Ball State Cardinals of the Mid American Conference
and fellow MAC member Kent State. Ball State enters this game at a surprising
3-1 with wins over AQ teams Indiana and South Florida in back to back weeks. The
Cardinals are a run-oriented team that rushes for 239 yards per game good for
20th nationally. The defense must improve if the Cardinals expect to keep this
streak going with Ball State currently being outscored 36-34 on average per
game. Kent State enters this game at 2-1 coming off the heels of a big
conference opening win over Buffalo on national television. The Golden Flashes
are not impressive at any one things offensively but they just find ways to win
games. The emergence of Dri Archer may be the explosive player the offense
needs. This is the 26th overall meeting between the two schools with Ball State
holding a 19-6 overall series advantage. Ball State must avoid a huge letdown
following these two big wins versus AQ teams. The Cardinals must shut down Kent
State running back Dri Archer who is averaging over 8 yards per carry on only
30 carries this season. Expect this to be a fairly high scoring MAC game that
goes down to the 4th quarter. Ball State pulls it out in the end 38-35.
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