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12/14/20 - Caleb Huntley, Sr/2021, Ball State + More +

Ball State will be without top running back Caleb Huntley for Friday's Mid-American Conference championship game after he announced Sunday was opting out of the rest of this season. The 5-foot-10, 229-pound back from Atlanta says he will instead focus on preparing for April's NFL draft. Huntley rushed for 437 yards and six touchdowns in the Cardinals first three games and extended his streak of consecutive 100-yard games to seven. But he missed Ball State's final three games with an undisclosed injury. Huntley finishes his career with 2,902 yards, seventh on Ball State's career list, and his 21 TD runs are 10th in school history. - AP College Football

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RB Caleb Huntley, Ball State
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12/12/20 - Drew Plitt, rSr/2022, Ball State + More +

Ball State reached the Mid-American Conference championship game with a 30-27 victory over Western Michigan that ended with a wild series of laterals, the Cardinals prematurely rushing the field and a potential winning touchdown that was wiped out by penalty. Ball State (5-1) will attempt to slow down Jaret Patterson and No. 24 Buffalo for the MAC championship on Friday in its first title game appearances since 2008. Jack Knight kicked a 22-yard field goal with 29 seconds left, to cap a 17-point, fourth-quarter run that gave Ball State the lead. Then Western Michigan (4-2) tried to pull off a miracle from deep in its own territory. The Broncos pitched the ball around at the clock struck 0:00 and for a moment it looked as if Ball State jumped on a fumble.

The Cardinals rushed the field to celebrate, but it wasn't over yet. The play continued through dozens of players milling around and Western Michigan's Skyy Moore broke away for a touchdown. Flags had flown and the play was called back because one of the at least seven laterals were ruled to be forward. Drew Plitt threw for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter for Ball State. He connected with Yo'Heinz Tyler from 13-yards out and Justin Hall scored from 55 yards on the first play of the Cardinals' next possession. - Ball State/AP College Football

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QB Drew Plitt, Ball State
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12/07/20 - Drew Plitt, rSr/2022, Ball State + More +

DEC 7 MAC WEST DIVISION CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Drew Plitt, Ball State, Quarterback, R-Senior, Loveland, Ohio (Loveland),...Plitt threw for a season-high 366 yards and accounted for five total touchdowns in a 45-20 victory at Central Michigan kept Ball State in control of its own destiny for a MAC West Division championship. Plitt threw for a season-best four touchdowns - two to Jalen McGaughy and one each to Yo'Heinz Tyler and Dylan Koch - while also rushing for a score for the second straight week. With 29 yards on the ground, Plitt accounted for 395 total yards in the win. He moved into a tie for fifth with his head coach Mike Neu on BSU's career touchdown passes list with 43. - MAC Football

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QB Drew Plitt, Ball State
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12/05/20 - Drew Plitt, rSr/2022, Ball State + More +

Drew Plitt threw for 366 yards and accounted for five touchdowns and Ball State overwhelmed Central Michigan 45-20 on Saturday. The win moved the Cardinals (4-1, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) into a first-place tie in the MAC's West Division with Western Michigan and ended the Chippewas' (3-2, 3-2) hopes of defending last year's division title. Plitt threw a 20-yard score to Yo'Heinz Tyler near the end of the first quarter to give Ball State a 10-0 lead. Central Michigan countered when Ty Brock threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Kalil Pimpleton seven seconds into the second quarter.

After each team punted twice, Ball State took control of the game when Plitt ran it in from 12 yards out. The Cardinals' defense forced a three-and-out, and their offense followed with a 54-yard scoring drive that ended when Plitt found Dylan Koch from five yards out with 13 seconds before halftime for a 24-7 lead. Ball State amassed 519 yards of offense and went 12 for 20 on third-down conversions. Brock threw for 188 yards and a pair of scores but was intercepted twice. - Ball State/AP College Football

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QB Drew Plitt, Ball State
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11/30/20 - Christian Albright, rSr/2022, Ball State + More +

NOV 30 MAC WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Christian Albright, Ball State, OLB, Senior, Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb),...Albright registered 3.0 tackles for loss, including 2.0 sacks, to go along with a forced fumble and the game-clinching fumble recovery Saturday at Toledo. He had seven total tackles in the Cardinals' 27-24 victory. Albright keyed a BSU defense that shut out Toledo through the first 29:28 and limited the Rockets to 42 rushing yards, 179 below their average. He had a quarter of the Cardinals' 12 tackles for loss, their most in a league game since 2006, including a strip-sack. Albright recovered a fumble forced by teammate Anthony Ekpe on Toledo's final snap of the game to stave off a comeback by the Rockets for BSU's first win at the Glass Bowl since 2012. - MAC Football

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OLB Christian Albright, Ball State
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11/30/20 - Drew Plitt, rSr/2022, Ball State + More +

NOV 30 MAC WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Drew Plitt, Ball State, QB, R-Senior, Loveland, Ohio (Loveland),...Plitt threw for 304 yards and accounted for three total touchdowns in Ball State's 27-24 win Saturday at Toledo. He had a hand in all three TDs for the Cardinals. Plitt opened the scoring with a touchdown run on the first possession of the game and later found Yo'Heinz Tyler for two scores as BSU built a 24-3 lead in the third quarter en route to its first win at the Glass Bowl since 2012. - MAC Football

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QB Drew Plitt, Ball State
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11/26/20 - Drew Plitt, rSr/2022, Ball State + More +

Senior quarterback Drew Plitt is currently third in the conference averaging 251.7 passing yards per game and second in the conference behind Kent State's Dustin Crum with 755 yards total. However, when it comes to efficiency, he's completed 58 of 88 throws with three interceptions (tied for the league's worst), giving him an efficiency rating of 146.2, placing him at seventh in the conference. - Toledo Blade

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QB Drew Plitt, Ball State
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11/18/20 - Drew Plitt, rSr/2022, Ball State + More +

Drew Plitt threw a pair of touchdown passes, Caleb Huntley ran for 103 yards and Ball State beat Northern Illinois 31-25 on Wednesday night. It was a program record seventh consecutive 100-yard game for Huntley, who carried the ball 25 times including a 3-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter. Plitt threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Antwan Davis in the first half, and his 7-yarder to Yo'Heinz Tyler stretched the Cardinals' lead to 28-14 early in the fourth quarter. Plitt was 17 of 25 for 214 yards passing. Amechi Uzodinma II had a 71-yard interception return for a touchdown just before halftime for the Cardinals (2-1, 2-1 Mid-American Conference). Erin Collins' 3-yard touchdown run pulled Northern Illinois (0-3, 0-3) to 28-22 with about seven minutes to play. Plitt then lead Ball State on a 11-play drive, capped by Jack Knight's 33-yard field goal with 2:20 remaining. Ross Bowers was 27-of-40 passing for a season-high 300 yards to lead the Huskies, hitting Tyrice Richie 11 times for 108 yards and a touchdown. Collins finished with 46 yards rushing on eight carries and two touchdowns. - AP College Football

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QB Drew Plitt, Ball State
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11/16/20 - Caleb Huntley, Sr/2021, Ball State + More +

NOV 16 MAC WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Caleb Huntley, Ball State, RB, Senior, Atlanta, Ga. (Locust Grove),...Huntley ran for a career-high 204 yards and matched his career-best with three touchdowns in Ball State's 38-31 victory over Eastern Michigan. He scored the game-winning touchdown on a 1-yard plunge with 6 seconds left. Huntley carried the ball 34 times, one shy of his career high. He surpassed the 100-yard mark for the sixth straight game, tying a Ball State record, and became the first BSU player to top 200 yards since 2016. Through two games, Huntley leads the MAC in both rushing average (167) and touchdowns (5). - MAC Football

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RB Caleb Huntley, Ball State
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11/16/20 - Brandon Martin, rSr/2023, Ball State + More +

NOV 16 MAC WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brandon Martin, Ball State, ILB, R-Jr., Indianapolis, Ind., Lawrence North,...Martin registered a career-high 15 tackles, including eight solo stops, in Ball State's 38-31 victory over Eastern Michigan. It was the second game back from Martin who sustained a season-ending injury in last year's season opener. Through two games, he leads the MAC in solo tackles (14) and ranks second in total tackles (26). - MAC Football

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ILB Brandon Martin, Ball State
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11/11/20 - Caleb Huntley, Sr/2021, Ball State + More +

Caleb Huntley had a career-high 204 yards rushing and three touchdowns, including a 1-yard score with 6 seconds to play, and Ball State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Eastern Michigan 38-31 on Wednesday night. Quarterback Preston Hutchinson's third touchdown run for the Eagles tied it a 31-all with 4:12 to play but Ball State (1-1, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) answered with an 11-play, 79-yard drive capped when Huntley scored on an off-tackle run.

Drew Plitt finished 22-of-31 passing for 232 yards and one touchdown with one interception for the Cardinals. Justin Hall had seven receptions for 55 yards, extending the longest active streak in FBS with a catch in his 38th consecutive game. The senior lead all active FBS players with 219 career receptions. Hutchinson completed 17 of 29 passes for 250 yards and a score and added 17 carries for 103 yards Eastern Michigan (0-2, 0-2 Mid-American Conference). The junior went into the game with career totals of minus-23 yards rushing and three rushing TDs. - AP College Football

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RB Caleb Huntley, Ball State
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10/18/20 - Layne Hatcher, rSr/2024, Ball State + More +

Arkansas State had a Sun Belt Conference record-tying eight touchdown passes against Georgia State. That's the national season high and most since Washington State threw for nine scores in a loss to UCLA in September 2019. Arkansas State starter Logan Bonner threw for three TDs, Layne Hatcher for four and wide receiver Roshauud Paul for one. The Red Wolves have 14 TD passes and no interceptions in their last two games. - AP College Football

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QB Layne Hatcher, Ball State
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07/31/20 - Drew Plitt, rSr/2022, Ball State + More +

2020 MANNING AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Drew Plitt, Sr., Ball State,...Plitt, a native of Loveland, Ohio, took over the Ball State starting quarterback role late in the 2018 season and truly blossomed in 2019. Last year, Plitt directed an offense that led the Mid-American Conference in scoring (34.8 points per game) and total offense (463.0 yards per game). His 24 touchdown passes were tops in the league while his passing yards per game (243.2) ranked second. Over the last five games of the 2019 campaign, Plitt tossed eight touchdown passes to just one interception. - Ball State Football

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QB Drew Plitt, Ball State
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07/30/20 - Latrelle Smith, rJr/2025, Ball State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT All-CAA SECOND TEAM: Latrelle Smith, William & Mary, Soph.,...Smith appeared in all 12 games and earned nine starts in 2019...Finished the season with 47 tackles, nine PBU, two interceptions, 2.5 TFL and a forced fumble. - William & Mary Football

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CB Latrelle Smith, Ball State
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07/30/20 - Jaquan Amos, rSr/2023, Ball State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT All-CAA FIRST TEAM: Jaquan Amos, Villanova, Sr.,...Pre-Playoffs: Amos has continued to be a big playmaker for the Villanova defense while seeing time at both corner and safety in 2019. He has played in 10 games on the year and his season totals include 43 tackles (33 solo, 10 assisted), 2.5 tackles for loss, six pass breakups, four interceptions and one fumble recovery. - Villanova Football

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