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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

MAC · 2-5 · 1-2 CONF · ATS 4-3 · O/U 6-1

Ball State Cardinals

HC Mike Uremovich (2nd yr) · OC — · DC Jeff Knowles

STARTS IN 12 PERSONNEL (4 OF 5) · BASE D 2-4-5 · SHOTGUN 99%

Power rating−12.8130th
CFP odds0%—
PLAYOFFNEEDS TITLE→OUT
Proj. wins4.3of 12
Fan pulse—0 of 30 scored

MAC · 2-5 · 1-2 CONF · ATS 4-3 · O/U 6-1

Ball State

Cardinals · HC Mike Uremovich (2nd yr) · starts in 12 (4 of 5) · base D 2-4-5

Power rating−12.8130th
CFP odds0%—
Proj. wins4.3of 12
Fan pulse—0 of 30 scored

Ball State

2-5 · 1-2 MAC

POWER RATING−12.8130th in FBS
CFP ODDS0%no change
PROJ. WINS4.3of 12 games

Fan sentiment

NET · WEEKLY · 2026NET SENTIMENT −100 TO +100 · WEEKLY · 2026
FANSHAVOC MODEL EXPECTATIONUNDER 30 SCORED POSTS · NO SCOREPOSTS / WEEK
FANSMODELUNDER 30 SCORED
MODEL FROM WK 6 · EARLIER WEEKS UNAVAILABLE
Ball State fan sentiment by week
WeekFansModelPostsEvent
WK 1 · @OSUno score (too few posts)—4—
WK 2 · STBKno score (too few posts)—1—
WK 3 · @LIBno score (too few posts)—1—
WK 4 · @KENTno score (too few posts)—1—
WK 5 · TOLno score (too few posts)—3—
WK 6 · @NUno score (too few posts)−403—
WK 7 · @BGSUno score (too few posts)−292—
WK 8 · SACno score (too few posts)−290 so far—
MODEL FROM WK 6 · EARLIER WEEKS UNAVAILABLE
Ball State fan sentiment by week
WeekFansModelPostsEvent
WK 1 · @OSUno score (too few posts)—4—
WK 2 · STBKno score (too few posts)—1—
WK 3 · @LIBno score (too few posts)—1—
WK 4 · @KENTno score (too few posts)—1—
WK 5 · TOLno score (too few posts)—3—
WK 6 · @NUno score (too few posts)−403—
WK 7 · @BGSUno score (too few posts)−292—
WK 8 · SACno score (too few posts)−290 so far—
MODEL STARTS WK 6
Ball State fan sentiment by week
WeekFansModelPostsEvent
WK 1 · @OSUno score (too few posts)—4—
WK 2 · STBKno score (too few posts)—1—
WK 3 · @LIBno score (too few posts)—1—
WK 4 · @KENTno score (too few posts)—1—
WK 5 · TOLno score (too few posts)—3—
WK 6 · @NUno score (too few posts)−403—
WK 7 · @BGSUno score (too few posts)−292—
WK 8 · SACno score (too few posts)−290 so far—

NET SENTIMENT = % POSITIVE − % NEGATIVE POSTS · n 15 SINCE WK 1

A WEEK SCORES AT 30 SCORED POSTS · MODEL = POWER RATING + CFP ODDS · RIVAL FANS FILTERED · UPDATED 7:03 AM ET

NET = % POSITIVE − % NEGATIVE POSTS · n 15 SINCE WK 1

A WEEK SCORES AT 30 SCORED POSTS · MODEL = POWER RATING + CFP ODDS · RIVAL FANS FILTERED · UPDATED 7:03 AM ET

A WEEK SCORES AT 30 SCORED · n 15 SINCE WK 1 · UPDATED 7:03 AM ET

Fan pulse

WK 8 · SO FAR
—0 of 30 scored
Model expects−29
0 SCORED30 · WEEKLY SCORE

Not enough posts for a fan pulse yet.

A weekly score needs 30 scored posts; Ball State fans have 0 since Monday.

A weekly score needs 30 scored posts; Ball State fans have 0 since Monday.

Where Ball State fans posted this week
Where this week’s posts come from
Posts

Nothing to show.

0 TRACKED POSTS · 0 SOURCES0 TRACKED POSTS · 0 SOURCESLeague pulse →

Who covers Ball State

OFFICIAL ONLY3 SOURCES · OFFICIAL ONLY
Sources covering Ball State
Reporter
Reporter
Links
Tier
Hit rate
First
Lead
Last
BS
Ball State FootballBall State Athletics · Team official · ballstatesports.com/sports/football
official
BS
Ball State FootballBall State Athletics · Team officialBall State Athletics ·ballstatesports.com/sports/football
ballstatesports.com/sports/footballPDF · reference for grading
officialsource of truth———
BS
Ball State football news (ballstatesports.com)ballstatesports.com · Team official · ballstatesports.com/sports/football
official
BS
Ball State football news (ballstatesports.com)ballstatesports.com · Team officialballstatesports.com ·ballstatesports.com/sports/football
ballstatesports.com/sports/footballPDF · reference for grading
officialsource of truth——Sat
BS
Ball State SportsBall State Athletics · Team official · ballstatesports.com/
official
BS
Ball State SportsBall State Athletics · Team officialBall State Athletics ·ballstatesports.com/
ballstatesports.com/PDF · reference for grading
officialsource of truth———

No writers registered for Ball State yet.

Injury news for Ball State comes only from the official Mid-American report (Sat). Know a beat writer or insider? Suggest one and we’ll start grading their claims.

Latest from the beat

LAST 72 H · 0 CLAIMS

Nothing yet. Claims show up here once a writer is registered.

How a tip becomes a status

  1. 1
    A free source posts a tipForum, Reddit, Bluesky or RSS. “The starting QB missed practice.”
  2. 2
    One targeted X checkfrom:[Ball State writers] · none registered yet
  3. 3
    A cited status, graded laterShown next to the official one. Scored against the next report.
official
Conference report or team statement. The status of record.
reported
Writer with a proven record. Shown beside official, cited.
rumor
New, fan or unproven. Feed only until confirmed.

Fan sources

3 SOURCES · TIPS + PULSE3 SOURCES · TIPS AND FAN PULSE
Ball State fan sources
Source
Source
Size
Posts / wk
Mood
Tier
Used for
W
Ball State All-Accessofficial
YouTube · Ball State Athletics
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W
Ball State All-AccessYouTube · Ball State Athletics
———officialTIPS
RSS
By The Belt: Ball State Cardinalsrumor
Team blog · By The Belt (independent MAC site)
——mood—
RSS
By The Belt: Ball State CardinalsTeam blog · By The Belt (independent MAC site)
———rumorTIPS
r/
r/BallStaterumor
Subreddit · Reddit
——mood—
r/
r/BallStateSubreddit · Reddit
———rumorTIPS · MOOD