Ball State (2-1) will take on Florida Atlantic (1-2) Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
The Cardinals are coming off a 41-14 home win over Eastern Kentucky last week, while the Owls lost their second straight game on the road against Kansas State by a score of 63-7. Ball State has not played a school from the current Conference USA since losing to North Texas in 2013.
Jake Fox, the Daily News football writer, is traveling to the game and offered up some insight on the key positional matchups:
Ball State pass rush vs.