Hustle Belt · Sep 9, 2017
Week 2 Recap: Ball State Cardinals Efficient On Third Down In Win Against UAB
The Ball State Cardinals let a close one get away against Illinois last week. This week, they took on a UAB Blazers team that was dormant for a few seasons. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but after winning in their first game, I was confident they would be a solid test for the Cardinals.
Ball State jumped out to an early 14-3 on a Malik Dunner run and Riley Neal to Danny Pinter pass. The UAB offense stormed right back with A.J Erdely capping an 87 yard drive with a 41 yard TD run.
After stuffing a Cardinals 4th down attempt, UAB took the lead, 17-14 on a 4 play, 60 yard drive capped with an 18 yard run by Erdely. A big play in the drive was an Erdely pass to Sederian Copeland for 43 yds.