It truly was a tale of two halves, and this time, it was the second that doomed the Ball State football team.
The Cardinals played their most complete first half of football Homecoming (other than the Eastern Kentucky shellacking), and raced out to a 17-7 lead at halftime. But some missed chances caught up to Ball State (4-4, 1-3 MAC) in the final two quarters, as Akron (4-4, 3-1) scored 21 unanswered on its way to a 35-25 road win Saturday.
"You want to start fast, you want to sustain your drives and you want to finish strong," head coach Mike Neu said.