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The Difference Is The Defense

By: Ball State Athletics

Teams don't find the success Ball State has this season without making defensive stops when they are most needed. In a conference that includes three of the nation's top 10 scoring teams, scoring is the easy part. It's the team that gets the key stop that ultimately makes it to Detroit. Here are the key stops made by Ball State on defense this year that helped move the the Cardinals into the league title game.

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3 & Out With A Tie Game At Miami
Although the Cards fell short in the final play of this game, a late defensive stop when the game was tied showed this Ball State team would be different.