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Qian Magwood - 59 yards in close loss Magwood notched two receptions (on three targets) for 59 yards during Saturday's 31-25 loss versus Connecticut.

Impact Magwood finished with his best receiving game of the season in the close loss, and he also threw a trick play touchdown to quarterback Kiael Kelly early in the game. The 6-foot wide receiver will look to keep his involvement at a level like this again versus Ohio after Ball State's bye week.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Qian Magwood - 59 yards in close loss Magwood notched two receptions (on three targets) for 59 yards during Saturday's 31-25 loss versus Connecticut.

Impact Magwood finished with his best receiving game of the season in the close loss, and he also threw a trick play touchdown to quarterback Kiael Kelly early in the game. The 6-foot wide receiver will look to keep his involvement at a level like this again versus Ohio after Ball State's bye week.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Qua Ashley - Scores touchdown in close loss Ashley recorded 18 rushes for 86 yards and one touchdown and reeled in 3 of 4 targets for 14 yards during Saturday's 31-25 loss against Connecticut.

Impact Ashley was solid on the ground during the entire matchup, and he capped off his performance with a big touchdown in the fourth quarter. The 5-foot-10 running back now has 30 attempts for 240 yards and three touchdowns, along with five grabs for 37 yards and a touchdown in his last two games. He should continue to get a high volume versus Ohio after the Cardinals' bye week.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Qua Ashley - Scores touchdown in close loss Ashley recorded 18 rushes for 86 yards and one touchdown and reeled in 3 of 4 targets for 14 yards during Saturday's 31-25 loss against Connecticut.

Impact Ashley was solid on the ground during the entire matchup, and he capped off his performance with a big touchdown in the fourth quarter. The 5-foot-10 running back now has 30 attempts for 240 yards and three touchdowns, along with five grabs for 37 yards and a touchdown in his last two games. He should continue to get a high volume versus Ohio after the Cardinals' bye week.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Kiael Kelly - Mixed performance in close loss Kelly was 17-for-24 passing for 209 yards, one touchdown and one interception during Saturday's 31-25 loss against Connecticut. He also had 12 rushes for 27 yards.

Impact Kelly wasn't terrible in the loss to the Huskies, but he didn't do enough to get the Cardinals a win. The starting quarterback kicked off the second quarter with a big receiving touchdown from Qian Magwood. Kelly then threw an interception in the fourth quarter which put Ball State far enough behind that a late comeback attempt and passing touchdown wouldn't be enough. Kelly will aim to get the squad their second win of the season against Ohio after a bye week.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Kiael Kelly - Mixed performance in close loss Kelly was 17-for-24 passing for 209 yards, one touchdown and one interception during Saturday's 31-25 loss against Connecticut. He also had 12 rushes for 27 yards.

Impact Kelly wasn't terrible in the loss to the Huskies, but he didn't do enough to get the Cardinals a win. The starting quarterback kicked off the second quarter with a big touchdown to Qian Magwood, which ended up being his only of the night. Kelly then through an interception in the fourth quarter which put Ball State far enough behind that a late comeback attempt wouldn't be enough. Kelly will aim to get the squad their second win of the season against Ohio after a bye week.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Juice Vereen - Sits out Week 4 Vereen (undisclosed) didn't play in Week 4 against Ball State.

Impact Vereen went down in the Huskies' overtime loss to Delaware in Week 3, and didn't manage to play against Ball State on Saturday. His next chance to suit up will come in Week 5 at Buffalo.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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MID-AMERICAN		W-L	CONF	STRK
1	Western Michigan	10-4	7-1	W6
2	Ohio	9-4	6-2	W3
3	Toledo	8-5	6-2	L1
4	Miami (OH)	7-7	6-2	L2
5	Central Michigan	7-6	5-3	L2
6	Kent State	5-7	4-4	W1
7	Buffalo	5-7	4-4	L3
8	Akron	5-7	4-4	W1
9	Eastern Michigan	4-8	3-5	L1
10	Ball State	4-8	3-5	L3
11	Bowling Green	4-8	2-6	W1
12	Northern Illinois	3-9	2-6	L2
13	UMass	0-12	0-8	L12

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Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field

Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field

East Hartford, CT

Sep 20, 2025

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3 Hours 40 Minutes