Eyes strained to see across the field, the ball almost disappearing when a pass or punt lifted it into the fog.
It was as if the crowd of 16,826 all exhaled at once in the cold air. But the fog was so thick, the plumes of breath just blended in.
Head coach Mike Neu downplayed the weather in Ball State's 37-19 loss at Toledo.
"The issue with play-calling more than any is down the field -- can the receivers track the ball down the field?" Neu said. "Obviously in the return game it makes it tough on the punt returner, the kick returner to locate the ball.