MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State was in desperation mode.
Facing fourth-and-8 from the Toledo 22-yard line, a game clock dwindling down to the final minute, and a defense that had only allowed 38 passing yards, quarterback Kiael Kelly dropped back, surveyed the field, and let it rip.
The football didn’t make it to the intended receiver, as Toledo safety Maxen Hook intercepted the pass, sealing the Rockets’ gritty 13-6 victory at Scheumann Stadium.
“I just read his eyes and he overthrew the seam,” said Hook, who was playing less than an hour from his hometown of New Palestine, Ind.