A dream come true
Joel Abney originally signed his young son up for flag football, but Christian Abney begged his dad to let him play tackle. He told his dad he was ready for the next level. After talking to coaches, he switched his son to tackle.
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Joel Abney originally signed his young son up for flag football, but Christian Abney begged his dad to let him play tackle. He told his dad he was ready for the next level. After talking to coaches, he switched his son to tackle.
The Ball State Daily News obtained the contracts of all Ball State Athletics coaches and compiled the top five highest earners. All figures are the base salaries, not including retention bonuses, incentives or coaching perks. All multi-year contracts included liquidation causes that detail the amount owed by the coach or Ball State University in the event of a coach's departure. If the coach chooses to leave, there is a certain amount that they owe the university in liquidation depending on how many years are left on the contract, but if the university decided to terminate the coach's contract without probable cause, the university owes that coach a certain amount to fulfill the remainder of the contract.
With an incomplete pass from second-year quarterback Daniel Richardson to fourth-year receiver Carlos Carriere on 4th-and-4, Ball State Football (3-3, 2-1) sealed their second straight comeback in a close 17-16 win over Central Michigan (1-5, 0-2) Oct. 8.
The Delta Eagles(3-5, 1-5 HCC) started off the season with three wins, but have now lost their last five. This time, they were defeated by the Greenfield Central Cougars (5-3, 3-3 HHC).
Grayson Joslin is a second-year journalism and political science major and writes for The Daily News. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.
Giving back to his community was always something of importance to graduate safety Trenton Hatfield. Now, he has the opportunity.
65,781 people packed into a brisk, sold-out, Lucas Oil Stadium for the 1 p.m. kickoff against division rival Tennessee.
"Never a doubt, right?" Mike Neu joked in his postgame press conference.
Ball State Football defeated Northern Illinois 44-38 in double overtime Oct. 1 at Scheumann Stadium to reclaim the Bronze Stalk Trophy.
After both teams had long drives that ended in punts, the Marion Giants scored a touchdown on a questionable run and fumble in the endzone, but missed the extra point. They led 6-0 with 4:10 left in the first quarter.
In the fourth quarter between Ball State Football (1-3, 0-1 MAC) and Georgia Southern (3-1, 0-0 SBC) Sept. 24, the lead changed three times in the fourth quarter in what was mostly a one-score game.
The Yorktown Tigers (6-1, 3-1 HHC) are now winners in their last three games. First, they beat Delta High School (3-3, 1-3 HHC) then New Castle High School (2-4, 1-3 HHC) and this week it was the Shelbyville Golden Bears (1-5, 1-3 HHC).
Sept. 21, the Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) voted in five new members to its Judicial Court.
After starting the 2022 season 0-2, Ball State Football (1-2, 0-1 MAC) earned its first win over non-conference opponent Murray State (0-3, 0-0 OVC) Sept. 17.
The Indianapolis Colts waived third-year placekicker Rodrigo Blankenship Sept. 13 after his horrendous performance in the Colts' week one matchup against the Houston Texans.
SCOTT: The CFP expansion is benefical to college football
Ball State (0-2, 0-1 MAC) lost in its home opener at Scheumann Stadium 30-37 to Western Michigan (1-1, 1-0 MAC) Sept. 10 in what was not only its first home game of the 2022 season but its first Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent.
Although Ball State Football lost their 2022 season opener to the University of Tennessee 59-10, the occasion was still momentous. Not just for the players and coaches on each team, but for those in attendance.
Sept. 1, Ball State Daily News Sports Editor Daniel Kehn, News Editor Kyle Smedley, Visual and Photo Editor Amber Pietz and Associate Photo Editor Jacy Bradley traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee to cover Ball State Football's contest against the University of Tennessee, in which the Cardinals fell 59-10. During the trip, the group was able to not only work at a professional level for student media, but further realized their passions in the process.
KNOXVILLE, TENN.– Where does Ball State go from here? How do the Cardinals let this impact their season?