The Ball State Cardinals (1-3) had no answer for the Georgia Southern Eagles (3-1) and their high-flying offense on Saturday afternoon, giving up 530 overall yards and seven touchdowns on seven redzone visits in a 40-3 loss at Sheumann Stadium.
It was never close, as Georgia Southern converted two Ball State three-and-outs into points, with quarterback Davis Brinn finding Evan Lester and Keaton Upshaw for short receiving scores to put the score at 14-0 with 8:47 to go in the first quarter.
The Eagles would force the Cardinals into punting on every one of their six first-half possessions, with four of BSU’s first-half possessions ending in three plays
Georgia Southern would score three more times before the end of the first half, with all nine second-quarter points coming off the boot of placekicker Michael Lantz.