MACtastic MACtion: Notre Dame takes on Ball State

For the Ball State Cardinals, leaving the friendly confines of Scheumann Stadium, to travel from Muncie to Notre Dame, involves more than just 69. The left exit and the run up Highway 31 shifts the field. Behind them is the relative quiet of MAC West football — MACtion. In front, the echoes of ESPN’s College Gameday and the “cathedral of college football.”

The Fighting Irish head into Saturday’s first-ever meeting with their in-state opponent ranked 8th in the country and with considerable wind in their sails. Brandon Wimbush looked more than capable under center and was a downright danger to the very talented Wolverine front seven. Notre Dame’s defense exploited a shaky Michigan offensive…