College football offseason preview: MAC West
Bill Connelly rounds out his MACtion preview with a look at the West Division, home to Jim McElwain and the Central Michigan Chippewas.
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2020 Schedule
3rd in MAC - West
Ball State with 4 TDs in second half, beats Miami (Ohio) 41-27
Caleb Huntley ran for three touchdowns and Ball State scored 27 points in the second half to beat Miami (Ohio) 41-27 on Friday.
Crum leads Kent State to 41-38 win over Ball State
Dustin Crum passed for 369 yards and ran for another 101, Matthew Trickett kicked a 22-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining and Kent State defeated Ball State 41-38 on Saturday.
Huge rally lifts Central Michigan over Ball State 45-44
Jonathan Ward rushed for 105 yards and four touchdowns, Tommy Lazaro ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns, the second coming from the 2-yard line with 61 seconds left in the game, and Central Michigan overcame a big deficit and beat Ball State 45-44...
Western Michigan bowl eligible, beats Ball State 35-31
LeVante Bellamy ran for 157 yards and three TDs and Western Michigan became bowl eligible for a school-record sixth straight year with a 35-31 win over Ball State on Tuesday night.
Dunner returns kickoff 100 yards for a Ball State TD (0:41)
Western Michigan pulls out some trickery for 47-yard TD (0:31)
Wassink fakes out Ball State defense for 46-yard TD run (0:35)
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Rourke has 2 TD runs, leads Ohio over Ball State 34-21
Nathan Rourke accounted for 258 yards of offense and ran for two touchdowns to lead Ohio to a 34-21 victory over Ball State on Saturday.
Rourke ices game for Ohio with 12-yard TD run (0:30)
Plitt's 3 TDs lead Ball St. to a 52-14 romp over Toledo
Drew Plitt threw three touchdowns and Malik Dunner ran for two scores and Ball State dominated Toledo 52-14 on Saturday.
Ball State pulls out the bag of tricks for 39-yard TD pass (0:21)
Ball State QB sneaks for TD, converts 2-point conversion (0:40)
Plitt rallies Ball State to beat Eastern Michigan 29-23
Drew Plitt threw two touchdown passes, ran for two more scores and rallied Ball State in the second half to beat Eastern Michigan 29-23 on Saturday afternoon.
Ball State WR Hall left wide open for 46-yard TD (0:24)
Huntley runs for 2 TDs, Ball State rallies past NIU
Caleb Huntley ran 35 times for 157 yards and two TDs, and Ball State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Northern Illinois 27-20 in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams on Saturday.
Ex-Ball St. player out after prison term in China
Wendell Brown, an American citizen who was arrested in September 2016 and charged with international assault in China, has returned to the U.S. after serving a 3-year prison sentence.
Thomas' TD return helps NC State beats Ball State 34-23
Thayer Thomas had a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown in the third quarter while Max Fisher blocked a fourth-quarter punt to set up another score and help North Carolina State beat Ball State 34-23 on Saturday night.
Thomas takes punt 76 yards for NC State TD (0:41)
Robison leads Florida Atlantic past Ball State 41-31
Chris Robison threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to John Mitchell, as Florida Atlantic picked up its first win, posting a 41-31 win over Ball State in a nonconference battle Saturday afternoon.
Ball State returns fumble for TD (0:30)
Pitt passes for 6 TDs, Ball State routs Fordham 57-29
Drew Pitt passed for 439 yards and a school-record-tying six touchdowns and Ball State won its 10th straight home opener with a 57-29 victory over Fordham on Saturday.
Plitt and Riley connect on the deep ball (1:04)
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2019 MAC Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 6-2 | 8-6 |
| Ohio | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Kent State | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Buffalo | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Bowling Green | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Akron | 0-8 | 0-12 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Central Michigan | 6-2 | 8-6 |
| Western Michigan | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Ball State | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Toledo | 3-5 | 6-6 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-5 | 6-7 |
Team Stats
Passing Yards243.656th
Rushing Yards219.422nd
Points For34.872nd
Points Against31.4Tied-36th
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qian Magwood | WR | Signed | 74 |
| Tommy Lorincz | OT | Signed | 73 |
| Brayden Evans | S | Signed | 72 |
| Dalton Elrod | ILB | Signed | 72 |
| Latrell Fordham | WR | Signed | 72 |