Game Day Central: It’s a New Season as #MACtion Begins Saturday for Ball State Football

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State football team welcomes Kent State to Scheumann Stadium Saturday to kick off Mid-American Conference play. This is the first meeting between the two teams since 2013.

Game #5: Kent State at Ball State
Date: Saturday, Sept. 29
Kickoff: 3:05 p.m.
Television: ESPN+
Listen: WLBC 104.1 FM
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/ballstate/football
Social Media: @BallStateFB, @BallStateSports, #ItsTime, #ChirpChirp
Game Notes: Ball State | Kent State
Game Day Information: Tickets | Parking, Tailgating and General Info | New to the Scheu in 2018

Three Things to Know:
1. Ball State and Kent State are two of the top four rushing teams in the Mid-American Conference. The Cardinals rank second in the league in rushing (202.2 yards per game) while Kent State sits in fourth (181.8 ypg).

2. Junior WR Riley Miller finished with career highs in receptions (8) and receiving yards (112) last week against WKU. Meanwhile, senior WR Corey Lacanaria recorded a personal-high 99 receiving yards versus the Hilltoppers.

3. This week, the Ball State coaching staff will be wearing special arm patches in honor of the AFCA's Coach to Cure MD program. This is the 11th year coaches around the country join together to raise funding and awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Fans are encouraged to donate by texting "CURE" to 5055 or visiting www.CoachtoCureMD.org.

By the Numbers:
4 – Sophomore OLB Christian Albright has registered four sacks in his career, and he has forced the quarterback to fumble on three of them. Albright has done it twice this season -- at Notre Dame and versus WKU -- and he also did it last season against Tennessee Tech.

7 – Ball State has notched a scoring drive of at least 10 plays in seven straight games.

99 – Sophomore WR Justin Hall enters Saturday's game with 99 career receptions after finishing with a game-high nine catches for 60 yards against WKU on Sept. 22.

Game Day Central: It’s a New Season as #MACtion Begins Saturday for Ball State Football

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Players Mentioned

Christian Albright

Justin Hall

Corey Lacanaria

Riley Miller