Ball State (1-1) will take on Eastern Kentucky (1-1) on Sept. 17 at Scheumann Stadium, the first meeting between the two schools since 1970.
The Cardinals are coming off a road loss against the Indiana Hoosiers, while the Colonels earned their first win of the season last week against the University of Pikesville. Eastern Kentucky leads the all-time series between the schools 3-0.
Jake Fox, the Daily News football writer, will cover the game Saturday and offered up some insight on the key positional matchups:
Ball State running backs vs. Eastern Kentucky rush defense
Ball State has stuck to a true running back by committee approach to start the season.