MiQuale Lewis News

Last updated on 11/11/2009 at 9:36 p.m. Ball State hasna t done well in too many aspects of the game this season.

Force third-and-long: The Huskies are averaging just 135 passing yards per game, last in the MAC, and have been without starting quarterback Chandler Harnish the past three games.

Daren Bates knocked down Ball State's MiQuale Lewis early in the season This story appears in Friday's Birmingham News: AUBURN -- Daren Bates is a true freshman starting defensive back who has been playing all season with a big safety net to catch his rookie mistakes.

In Saturday's College Football Action, #23 Notre Dame hits the road for a home game.

Theo Scott threw for 161 yards and the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter, as the Ohio Bobcats edged the Ball State Cardinals, 20-17 in a Mid-American Conference showdown at Scheumann Stadium.

AKRON: The Zips came into Saturday with a four-game losing skid, but the team was hoping an escape from MAC action would help return it to the win column.

MUNCIE, Ind. -- Pony Express? SMU's famed tailback tandem of Craig James and Eric Dickerson never did what MiQuale Lewis and Cory Sykes did Saturday.

Ball State senior running back MiQuale Lewis , who rushed for a school-record 301 yards in a 29-27 win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday, was named the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

A return home was just what Stan Parrish needed. Parrish, the Ball State University football coach, hadn't won a game since accepting the job last December.

Eastern Michigan leads Ball State 20-13 at halftime in a game between winless teams Saturday at Rynearson Stadium.

So go ahead, then, ya bums. Yank out his fingernails. Give the thumbscrews another turn.

Section: SPORTS Originally published: 10/19/09 at 2:51 AM EST Last update: 10/19/09 at 2:50 AM EST Stan Parrish looked over his play sheet at halftime Saturday and made the decision to scrap much of it.

Section: SPORTS Originally published: 10/18/09 at 12:25 AM EST Last update: 10/18/09 at 12:24 AM EST Media Credit: Ball State quarterback Kelly Page leaves the field in the second quarter with a thumb injury.

Section: SPORTS Originally published: 10/15/09 at 10:26 PM EST Last update: 10/16/09 at 5:41 AM EST Media Credit: Ball State cornerback Charlie Todd runs with the ball during a kickoff return against Temple DN PHOTO/PETER GAUNT Sean Baker was determined to not let a broken hand slow him down.

BG coach Dave Clawson won't have a normal lunch this Saturday, and that's not a problem with him.

Section: SPORTS Originally published: 10/11/09 at 3:07 AM EST Last update: 10/11/09 at 5:29 AM EST Media Credit: Ball State's defensive back Charlie Todd tries to tackle Temple's running back Joe Jones Saturday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field.

Collectively, Ball State, Indiana and Purdue are on pace to have a record-breaking football season.

Ball State At Temple FACTS & STATS: Site: Lincoln Financial Field -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ball State rallied twice in the fourth quarter Saturday to lead its football game against Toledo.

This is hardly the way Stan Parrish saw it going down, with a zero in the win column and all these e-mails comparing him to Oscar the Grouch.