Ball State (0-2) faced off against a second-straight SEC opponent to start their season on Saturday afternoon, going from the bluegrass of Kentucky to the unwelcoming hedges of Georgia. The Bulldogs (2-0), like the Wildcats before them, wound up being ungracious hosts, taking down the Cardinals by a final score of 45-3 to defend their home grounds.
An 11 a.m. local time kick brought about some sleepy play to start, as Georgia possessed the ball first and walked down to the Ball State 10-yard line in just three minutes before new starting QB Carson Beck fumbled the ball on third-and-goal.