Coming into the Mid-American Conference championship game, Ball State was unbeaten. Their opponents, the Buffalo Bulls were 7-5. During the game Ball State out-gained Buffalo 503 to 301. Ball State dominated the clock. They had 30 first downs to Buffalo’s 18. Oh, well.

The lesson as always – Take care of the ball!

Super-duper-star Nate Davis threw a pick and fumbled the ball four times en route to the upset. Davis threw for 351 yards and a touchdown, but his inability to protect the ball helped the Buffalo Bulls ruin the Cardinals season last night.

Now Ball State doesn’t have anything to complain about for the next year. Good thing they passed up the opportunity to play Boise State in the Humanitarian Bowl. I’m sure Ball State will be receiving all sorts of offers to go bowling now.

Buffalo quarterback Drew Willy highlighted a tremendous senior season by throwing for 206 yards and 3 touchdowns. Almost makes going to college in Buffalo worth it.

[Photo: AP Photo/Carlos Osorio]