The road to a New Year's Day bowl game opened wider after Wyoming defeated Boise State on Saturday night, but the Western Michigan football team has Ball State in front of it this week.
Anticipation grows as the Broncos take their 8-0 (4-0 in the Mid-American Conference) record to Muncie, Indiana, to face Ball State in a Tuesday night game that will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 8 p.m.
The Cardinals (4-4, 1-3 in the MAC) are struggling this season but have shown improvement under first-year coach Mike Neu, and the Broncos just moved up to No.