DETROIT - - Last season, the Ball State football team was fueled by its role as underdog, banding together to prove the pundits wrong by winning the Mid-American Conference Championship Game and earning the first bowl victory in program history.
In 2021, the Cardinals will enter the season with the target squarely on its back, as the team was selected the preseason favorite to run it back and win both the MAC West Division and the Rocket Mortgage MAC Football Championship Game in the league's annual preseason media poll.
"While it's an honor to be selected the preseason favorite to win the MAC West Division and MAC Championship Game, we know it's going to take our best effort every time we step on the field to be in a position to defend our titles," head coach Mike Neu said.