Last New Year’s Eve, the Ball State Cardinals made history. For the first time ever, the program took home postseason hardware after defeating Mountain West champion San Jose State in the 2020 Arizona Bowl.
Now, the Cardinals look to make it back-to-back bowl victories under head coach Mike Neu. Ball State will head to Montgomery, AL for the 2021 TaxAct Camellia Bowl. Lining up on the other sideline is Georgia State in the lone Christmas Day bowl matchup.
Ball State (6-6, 4-4 MAC) is bowling in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2012-13. This will mark the Cardinals’ first appearance in the Camellia Bowl, which was established in 2014.