Highlights
3 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: BALL 69% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 7 PTS
Scoring plays
12 SCORES
Malik Dunner 3 Yd pass from Riley Neal (Morgan Hagee Kick)
0-7
James Gilbert 8 Yd Run (Morgan Hagee Kick)
0-14
Corey Lacanaria 24 Yd pass from Riley Neal (Morgan Hagee Kick)
0-21
Adam Dulka 12 Yd pass from Woody Barrett (Matthew Trickett Kick)
7-21
Matthew Trickett 29 Yd Field Goal
10-21
Kyle Schrank 42 Yd pass from Riley Neal (Morgan Hagee Kick)
10-28
Justin Rankin 13 Yd Run (Matthew Trickett Kick)
17-28
James Gilbert 2 Yd Run (Morgan Hagee Kick)
17-35
Riley Miller 33 Yd pass from Riley Neal (Morgan Hagee Kick)
17-42
Justin Rankin 6 Yd Run (Matthew Trickett Kick)
24-42
Morgan Hagee 28 Yd Field Goal
24-45
Riley Neal 31 Yd Run (Morgan Hagee Kick)
24-52
What happened
ESPN RECAPNeal has career day, Ball State wins MAC opener 52-24
MUNCIE, Ind. -- Riley Neal passed for 402 yards and four touchdowns -- two in the first quarter -- and ran for another score as Ball State walloped Kent State 52-24 in a Mid-American Conference opener for both teams on Saturday. His 402 yards was a career-best in a single game for Neal and the seventh 400-yard passing game in the program's history, first since 2013. After faking a handoff left, Neal bolted through the line over right guard and sprinted 31 yards untouched for the game's final score. Kent State had allowed only 10 first-half points in its first three games, but Ball State scored three touchdowns on its first four possessions, leading 21-0 with 3:47 left in the opening quarter, and posted 35 points by halftime. Woody Barrett completed 30 of 44 passes for 314 yards and a score.
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Team stats
KENT · BALLSCHEUMANN STADIUM, MUNCIE · ATTENDANCE 9,367
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