“We’re excited to start MAC play; there’s something about MAC play and conference play in general because everyone knows each other,” head coach Tim Lester said. “I’ve told our guys ‘We’re circled; we have the old school targets all over our facility just so everyone is very clear, you have a target on your back’. We have to expect we’re going to get the best from every team every week.”
Though Ball State has allowed an average of 29 points per game, their defense is perhaps their most dangerous aspect because of defensive end Anthony Winbush. The redshirt Senior already has 7.