MAC · 2026

Ball State

2025 record 4–8 3–5 conference
Postseason No bowl
Head coach Mike Uremovich
Scheme Multiple / 3-4
Conference
D+

4–8 and bottom-three title price; O3.5 is a true coin-flip

Portal
B−

Portal #5 is real rebuild volume

Depth
C−

QB reset plus thin named defensive continuity beyond Voorhis’s 2025 sample

Market odds

To Win MAC
Yes 0.00%
No 0.00%
To Make Conf. Championship
Yes 0.00%
No 0.00%
Over 3.5 wins
Yes 0.00%
No 0.00%

Recruiting ranks

Overall #8 48 commits · 179.76 pts
Portal #5 26 commits· avg 83.32

Roster notes

Leading story

Keldric Luster charts QB1 over Kiael Kelly’s 2025 dual-threat workload

Offense

RB TJ Horton; WR Elisha Durham / Donovan Hamilton; TE Tate Hoover. OL: Chris Hood / Zach Bandy / Maxwell Wentz / Cole Mosier / Tristan Cook

Defense

Austin Stief / Kendrick Gilbert / Ameir Glenn; Jared Badie; Cincear Lewis / Gavin Forsha; Willizhuan Yates / Derek Fields / Sterling Smith / Chris Jackson

Key offense

  1. 01
    Keldric Luster QB
    Portal
    • Listed QB1
  2. 02
    TJ Horton RB
    Returning
    • Listed RB1
  3. 03
    Donovan Hamilton WR
    Portal
    • Listed WR-Z

Key defense

  1. 01
    Nathan Voorhis DL
    2025 production
    • 2025: 12.0 sacks. Chart status not listed in the May first-string notes
  2. 02
    Gavin Forsha MLB
    Portal
    • Listed MLB1
  3. 03
    Jared Badie RUSH
    Portal
    • Listed 3-4 edge on a portal-built front