Ball State lit up the scoreboard in the team's first appearance in Muncie this season. Mike Neu's program shattered a six-game losing streak with a convincing 20-point win over the startup UAB Blazers program.
The Cardinals and Blazers now both stand at 1-1, but the boys in red and white proved to hold a major edge over UAB on Saturday afternoon.
Here's what we learned:
Anthony Winbush's MAC DPOY campaign is off to a great start
Winbush kicked off Week 1 with three sacks and seven tackles in Ball State's 24-21 loss at Illinois.