In 2011, former Ball State head coach Pete Lembo signed with a base salary of $350,000, this is the same salary he will earn in his new position at Maryland University.
Just more than a week into his new job, Ball State head football coach Mike Neu has made several decisions regarding his coaching staff.
Louisiana native Johnny Curtis was the assistant football coach at John Curtis Christian School, and will take over as the special teams and linebackers coach for the Cardinals, according to the John Curtis Christian's athletics website.
Ball State football assistant head coach Justin Lustig has been named head coach at Division-II Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Lustig began his coaching career in 2001, and this will be the first time in his 15-year career where he will be a head coach.
From 1946-94, Los Angeles had a football team, the Los Angeles Rams. After a 30-2 passed vote by National Football League team owners, the team will return to the Sunshine State in 2016. On Jan. 12, 30 of the teams' 32 owners approved of the relocation, even though the proposal only required the approval of 24 of the teams' owners.
Excitement surrounding Ball State football has slowed down over the past few seasons, but with more than seven months before the 2016 season, the team has acquired a new head coach, bringing the excitement to an all-time high.
Neu was hired on Jan. 7 to take over for former head coach Pete Lembo. Lembo resigned to become the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator at the University of Maryland.
Ball State athletics announced that former New Orleans Saints quarterback coach, Mike Neu became the 17th Head Coach in the history of the University on Thursday, Jan.
Just two weeks following the resignation of former Ball State football coach Pete Lembo, a football blog reported that Ball State offered its head coaching position to Mike Neu on Jan. 5.
Ball State has announced head football coach Pete Lembo has resigned from his position to become assistant head coach and special teams coordinator for Maryland. The move to Maryland and the Big Ten "is one which I simply can't pass up," Lembo said in a press release. Lembo, who just completed his fifth year as head coach in Muncie, led the Cardinals to a 3-9 record in 2015.
I'd like to start this off by saying: at least we're not Eastern Michigan. They finished the season 0-8 in the conference, 1-11 overall.
Next season the Ball State football offense will be without senior wider receiver Jordan Williams, making junior KeVonn Mabon the number one target. Opposing defenses will be facing a very familiar looking Ball State football team.
Ball State football had five players win All Mid-American Conference accolades despite the team's 3-9 end of season record. Junior linebacker Sean Wiggins and red-shirt junior defensive lineman Joshua Posley both received first team accolades. Wiggins finished second on the team and 14th in the MAC with 94 tackles during his first season as a starter. Posley played his first two seasons in Cincinnati, before transferring to Ball State. He had a team-high 9.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks on the season. Posley also led the team in quarterback hurries, with six, and forced fumbles, with two.
For the Ball State football team, the season is over. However, senior wide receiver Jordan Williams will be playing in the National Football League Players Association Collegiate Bowl.
While most students went home over Thanksgiving break, student-athletes at Ball State University continued winter season play for their respective athletic teams. Whether they stayed in Muncie, traveled across the country or crossed borders, here’s what the Cardinals have done in the past week of play.
On Ball State’s senior night, Bowling Green — one of the nation’s fastest and most explosive offense in the country — ran roughshod on them in their 48-10 victory.
Heading into the Nov. 24 season finale against the Bowling Green Falcons, the Cardinals will face one of the biggest challenges this season: containing quarterback Matt Johnson.
Ball State secondary vs. Bowling Green Quarterback
Excelling in sports is simply what you do in the Neal house hold.
Heading into Ball State's season finale on Nov. 24, head coach Pete Lembo is adjusting some things in the secondary, which has struggled all season.
