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...
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.
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.
Drew Plitt threw three touchdowns and Malik Dunner ran for two scores and Ball State dominated Toledo 52-14 on Saturday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stevie Scott III ran for two second-half touchdowns and Logan Justus made four field goals Saturday to help Indiana get past Ball State 34-24.
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| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 5-1 | 6-4 |
| Ohio | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Kent State | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Buffalo | 3-3 | 5-5 |
| Bowling Green | 2-4 | 3-7 |
| Akron | 0-6 | 0-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Western Michigan | 5-2 | 7-4 |
| Central Michigan | 5-2 | 7-4 |
| Ball State | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Northern Illinois | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Toledo | 3-3 | 6-4 |
| Eastern Michigan | 2-4 | 5-5 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Lorincz | OT | Committed | 73 |
| Brayden Evans | S | Committed | 72 |
| Dalton Elrod | ILB | Committed | 72 |
| Latrell Fordham | WR | Committed | 72 |
| Donovan Marcus | RB | Committed | 72 |
