The Cardinals reached into the playbook in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s win over the University of Akron with a trick pass play from senior wide receiver Jamill Smith. It was Smith’s third pass of his career. After the game, Ball State head coach Pete Lembo credited offensive coordinator Rich Skrosky with the play call.
“That’s all Rich,” Lembo said. “We felt good about it during the week. That was a drive where we got a couple explosive plays. We felt like we had them on their heels a little bit. I think it was more we didn’t want to go home and leave it in the bag.”
1. In the fourth quarter, Ball State faced a 1st and 10 at the University of Akron’s 40-yard line. Junior wide receiver Willie Snead was lined up wide right, senior quarterback Keith Wenning was in the shotgun with junior running back Jahwan Edwards next to him. Smith was in the slot to the left.
2. At the snap, Wenning handed the ball off to Edwards, running right. Smith ran behind the line of scrimmage, running left. Sophomore wide receiver Jordan Williams ran a deep crossing route and Snead ran a go.
3. When Edwards took the ball from Wenning, the Akron defense got sucked into the line of scrimmage. When Edwards and Smith met, Edwards tossed the ball up to him. The wide receiver began to carry the ball like a runner looking for space, but quickly changed to a quarterback and held the ball high.
4. Smith went to the right side of the field and looked for a receiver before the cornerback recovered to Snead. After handing the ball off, Wenning ran ahead of Smith and prepared to throw a block for him.
5. On the run, Smith loaded up and threw a pass from the Akron 43-yard line in Snead’s direction. The pass traveled 33 yards, and Snead had to turn around to make the catch. After catching the pass, a crossing safety made the hit to bring him down.
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