The Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl is less than two hours from kicking off at 7:30 p.m.
After a week of festivities in St. Petersburg, Fla., Ball State, with a chance at its first bowl victory in program history, will take the field against Central Florida.
Ball State quarterback Keith Wenning will start after missing the team's season finale with an ankle injury. No other injury reports are known at this time.
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Wenning will start at quarterback for Ball State
The Daily News

Shelly Starks practices singing the Star Bangled Banner on the 50 yard line at Tropicana Field before the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl. This will be the first time Starks has performed the national anthem at Tropicana Field. DN PHOTO BOBBY ELLIS