MUNCIE, Ind. — He emerged from the Ball State football facility at about 11 a.m. Friday, wearing No. 8 and full pads. He walked onto the Scheumann Stadium turf as Ball State was finishing up its seventh spring practice.
Then, Tayler Persons greeted head coach Mike Neu and quarterback Riley Neal. Ball State's leading scorer on the basketball court also was a standout football player at Kokomo High School, but what was he doing out here?
He starting going through drills with some of the running backs.
"High and tight, bro!" one player shouted at him.