After a few extra days off, Ball State (4-4) plays host to No. 17 Western Michigan (8-0) at 8 p.m. on Nov. 1.
The Broncos raced out to a 30-0 lead in last year's meeting and walked off their home field with a 54-7 blowout victory.
Ball State fell 35-25 to Akron in its last game at Scheumann Stadium. Western Michigan earned a 45-31 victory over Eastern Michigan in its last contest to improve to 4-0 in Mid-American Conference play.
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.