CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ball State football kick returner Malik Dunner was honored by the Mid-American Conference Monday as the West Division Special Teams Player of the Week following his big-play performance against Western Michigan.
Dunner, a senior from Carpentersville, Illinois, jumpstarted the Cardinals at the beginning of the second half versus WMU. With Ball State trailing 21-10, Dunner returned the half's opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. Ball State eventually took the lead from the Broncos twice in the fourth quarter before falling in an exciting finish, 35-31.
That was the first kick return for a score by a MAC player this fall.