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How Drew Plitt stepped up to become Ball State’s starting quarterback

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MUNCIE, Ind. — No one needed to tell Drew Plitt anything.

No one needed to explain what Riley Neal’s decision to transfer meant for Ball State's football program. No one needed to propose Plitt assert himself as the Cardinals’ next starting quarterback.

When Plitt found out Neal chose to leave, when Plitt talked to Neal about that decision, Plitt accepted his new reality.

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“That was always my goal, to be the guy, and that was how I practiced every day — go out there and play my best and do whatever I can to help the team,” Plitt said.