Ball State University Athletics
Football Preseason Predictions
July 27, 2007 | Football
DETROIT, Mich. -- Ball State's football season is a little over one month from the opening night in a renovated Scheumann Stadium, and the preseason prognosticators are voicing their opinions on how the season will finish.
The Cardinals are picked to win the Mid-American Conference West Division by Blue Ribbon College Football and MAC Report On Line, while The Sporting News has selected Ball State to finish second in the MAC West.
The Sporting News Tom Dienhart also ranked Ball State 15th in the Preseason Top 25 among non-BCS schools, while selecting punter Chris Miller (Libertyville, Ill./Carmel H.S.) as the second best punter in the nation.
Miller has received a number of other preseason accolades, including selection to the Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Second Team and receiving honorable mention on the Street & Smith's Preseason All-America Team.
In addition, The Sporting News has selected Nate Davis (Bellaire, Ohio/Bellaire H.S.) as the MAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, and Darius Hill (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs H.S.) as the 10th-best tight end in the nation.
The MAC Report Online selected three Ball State players -- Dante Love (Cincinnati, Ohio/Withrow H.S.), Hill and Miller -- to its All-MAC Preseason First Team. Davis and Cortlan Booker (West Lafayette, Ind./West Lafayette H.S.) were named to the MAC Report Online All-MAC Preseason Second Team.
CollegeFootballNews.com ranked Davis as the fourth best player in the MAC and Miller as the No. 6 overall player in the league.
The Cardinals will open the 2007 season Aug. 30, vs. Miami University in a renovated Scheumann Stadium at 7 p.m. in a game aired on the Ball State Radio Network and televised by Comcast Local.
