Ball State welcomes Eastern Michigan to Scheumann Stadium this week as the Cardinals look to snap their two-game losing streak and beat the Eagles for the 11th time in the last 12 meetings.
In last year's game, then-freshman quarterback Riley Neal provided a spark off the bench and linebacker Sean Wiggins tallied two interceptions as Ball State won 28-17.
The Cardinals are coming off a 52-20 home loss to nationally-ranked Western Michigan, while the Eagles fell 28-15 to Miami in their last contest.
Jake Fox, the Daily News football reporter, is covering the game and offered up some insight on the key positional matchups:
Ball State pass defense vs.