Ball State (4-3) hosts Akron (4-3) for its annual Homecoming game on Saturday at 3 p.m. It's the first meeting between the school in two years.
The Cardinals hold a slim 11-10-1 lead in the all-time series against the Zips.
In Ball State's last game, the Cardinals fell behind in the first half before scoring 24 unanswered points on their way to a 31-21 win at Buffalo. Akron suffered its first Mid-American Conference loss of the season last week, a 41-0 defeat at the hands of No. 20 Western Michigan.
Jake Fox, the Daily News football reporter, is covering the game and offered up some insight on the key positional matchups:
Ball State backfield vs.