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Junior outside linebacker Christian Albright (9) and redshirt junior inside linebacker Jay Thomas (6) line up against Toledo Oct. 19, 2019, at Scheumann Stadium. Ball State beat Toledo, 52-14. Jacob Musselman, DN

Ball State Football ready for 3-game stretch, bowl game

With Ball State just two wins away from bowl eligibility and temperatures in Muncie nearing single digits this week at practice, redshirt junior quarterback Drew Plitt has the Bahamas on his mind. As good as it feels to have the team’s first bowl birth since 2013 in sight, Plitt said, players’ eyes can’t get too wide. 




Paige Grider, DN File

Wes Del's comeback stifled by stingy Madison-Grant defense

While the scoreboard at the end of the game showed 31-16 in favor of Madison-Grant, the stats told the story. Wes-Del had 10 fouls and 10 turnovers before it managed a 3-pointer at the three-minute mark of the second quarter — the team’s first points of the game.