Cardinals Face Huskies in Battle for Bronze Stalk During Tuesday #MAC-tion

Ball State (2-7, 1-4 MAC) at Northern Illinois (4-5, 3-2 MAC)
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MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State travels to Northern Illinois on Tuesday night in the second of two #MAC-tion midweek games. The game resumes a trophy rivalry that began in 2008, with the Cardinals and Huskies battling for the Bronze Stalk trophy.

** The Battle for the Bronze Stalk is the youngest rivalry game in the Mid-American Conference, but it hit full stride last season when Ball State won a double-overtime thriller in Muncie, 44-38. In what was the third-largest comeback in Ball State history, the Huskies led 21-0 before the Cardinals got on the board before halftime. Ball State outscored NIU 31-14 in the second half including a 6-yard pass from John Paddock to Tanner Koziol with 36 seconds left in regulation, to force overtime. Carson Steele's one-yard run provided the winning margin in the second OT session.

** The Cardinals enter their second week of #MAC-tion play with just a six-day spread after falling 24-21 in a hearbreaking defeat at Bowling Green last Wednesday. The Huskies fell 37-31 at Central Michigan last Tuesday.

** Redshirt sophomore Kiael Kelly expects to make his fourth straight start at QB this week. He rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns last week, while completing 9 of 19 passes for 66 yards.

** The Cardinals' defensive unit once again put Ball State in position to earn a victory last week. The biggest moment for the defense was turning back Bowling Green's touchdown bid in the final minutes with a goal-line stand after the Falcons failed on three tries from the one-yard line. Bowling Green's 22-yard field goal was the difference in the game when Ball State's 52-yard attempt fell short as time expired.

WHAT A WIN MEANS:
** The Cardinals will rise to 3-7 and win their first road game of the season.

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Cardinals Face Huskies in Battle for Bronze Stalk During Tuesday #MAC-tion

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Kiael Kelly

Tanner Koziol

John Paddock

Carson Steele