Steele rushes for 192 yards, Ball State beats Kent St. 27-20

KENT, Ohio -- , Carson Steele rushed for 192 yards and a score, John Paddock threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns, and Ball State beat Kent State 27-20 on Tuesday night. Tied at 20-all, Steele led a seven-play, 75-yard drive ending in Paddock's 8-yard scoring pass to Tanner Koziol with 3:21 remaining in the fourth quarter . Kent State got to its 48 before turning it over on downs and Ball State ran out the clock. Jayshon Jackson had a team-high 10 catches for 102 yards and a touchdown for Ball State (5-4, 3-2 Mid-American Conference). Steele, who went over the century mark for the seventh time this season, had a 37-yard run during the Cardinals go-ahead drive in the fourth. Paddock was intercepted on his second throw of the game, leading to Kent State's second field goal for a 6-0 lead.