MAC Sports Blog by VanDelay Sports

The prognosticators didn’t give the Ball State Cardinals a chance, and the Cardinals defense did nothing to disprove them. In the second annual International Bowl which pits a MAC team vs. a Big East opponent, the MAC has fallen to 0-2 as Ball State’s defense could not stop Ray Rice and Rutgers today. Rutgers 52-30 win was led by Ray Rice’s 280 rushing yards and Mike Teel’s 303 passing yards.

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On January 5th the Ball State Cardinals will play in their first bowl game in years as the 7-5 Cardinals will face off with 7-5 Rutgers from the Big East. The 2008 International Bowl preview is now live featuring all you need to know about the game that will kickoff at 12 noon ET on the 5th in Toronto, Ontario. The Intenational Bowl was first played in January 2007 and featured the Western Michigan Broncos losing a thriller to the Cincinnati Bearcats 27-24.

As expected, 3 MAC football teams have accepted bowl bids at the conclusion of the MAC Football Championship today. MAC Champion Central Michigan (8-5) will be headed to the Motor City Bowl on December 26th against a likely Big Ten opponent, Ball State (7-5) will face Rutgers (7-5) in the International Bowl on January 6th and Bowling Green (8-4) will face Tulsa (9-4) also on January 6th.