Ball State head coach Mike Neu speaks to the media after a 56-9 loss to Central Michigan. Ryan O'Gara/The Star Press
MUNCIE, Ind. — After an injury-plagued, disappointing season in 2017, there isn't much optimism about the Ball State football team's prospects in 2018, at least in the media.
The Cardinals were picked to finish last in the Mid-American Conference West Division in the preseason media poll released Tuesday morning. Ball State's 34 points in the poll were 11th out of the 12 MAC teams, ahead of only Kent State.