Ball State went 4-8 (3-5 in the MAC) in 2025, Mike Uremovich's first season running the program, and the second-year coach carries a 60-64 career record into a rebuild that begins under center. The Cardinals have not been to a bowl since 2021 or claimed a league title since 2020, and the preseason consensus slots them in the bottom third of the conference again.
The defining offseason story is a quarterback competition between two newcomers. Uremovich has leaned on two-man rotations earlier in his career and looks prepared to do it again, with the roster reshaped heavily through the portal on both sides of the ball.