MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State's secondary doesn't feel like it reached its peak last season.
Sure, there was the Arizona Bowl — BSU's first bowl win ever — where the Cardinals gave up a season-low 13 points (six of which came off a kickoff returned for a touchdown) and snagged a season-best four interceptions, including one that was returned for a touchdown, against San Jose State, one of the top passing offenses in the country last season.
It was a culmination of sorts for the defense, including the secondary, which showed just how far the team had come after a preseason that was cut short due to COVID-19 and saw the arrival of different system under new defensive coordinator Tyler Stockton.