Offense converted when it needed too
Following an aggressive fourth down call and an unsportsmanlike penalty on Indiana, Ball State was awarded excellent field position to start its drives. On both of those drives, Ball State cashed in and scored two touchdowns. The first was a 34-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Keith Wenning to Willie Snead that gave Ball State a 14-3 lead. The second resulted in a trick play on a pass from wide receiver Willie Snead to Wenning to put Ball State back up 31-25. Ball State did an excellent job of taking advantage of Indiana's mistakes.
Pete Lembo isn't afraid to go to his bag of tricks
Speaking of the trick play, it was the first time this season Lembo had gone to one. Jamill Smith played quarterback in high school, so he has the ability to throw the ball. Indiana must not have known that on his touchdown pass. Smith took a sweep handoff from Wenning to the left side. He stopped, turned around and lobbed a pass to Wenning, who was sprinting for the endzone. He came down with the catch in the endzone and picked up his first career touchdown reception that was worthy of Ball State's top play of the season.
Ball State's defense finally got pressure on the quarterback
After not getting any sacks in the first two games against Eastern Michigan and Clemson, Ball State picked up its first of the season against Indiana. Defensive lineman Jonathan Newsome, who missed the first two games because of a suspension, recorded the first sack on the season for the Cardinals. Linebacker Kenneth Lee also picked up a sack in the third quarter. But more importantly, throughout the entire game, Ball State's defense was able to make Indiana quarterback Cameron Coffman uncomfortable in the pocket and forced him to scramble.
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