Allen Moff, of the Akron Beacon Journal, hit the nail on the head. “Two teams believing in themselves much more than outsiders are believing in them will tee it up Saturday afternoon when Kent State visits Ball State to open Mid-American Conference play.” You can read the excellent article he wrote about this game here. This actually is a huge match-up between 1-3 teams. Plenty of teams have gone on to have successful season after a rough non-conference slate, and both of these teams have lost close games to power teams.
2018 MAC Football Preview: Kent State Golden Flashes at Ball State Cardinals
