By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
The Ball State Cardinals have fired head football coach Mike Neu on Saturday morning. He had been there for parts of nine seasons.
This season, Neu guided the Cardinals to a 3-7 record. An interim head coach will be named by the school for their final two games.
“Coach Neu has poured his heart into the Ball State football program,” Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell said. “I commend him for his professionalism and the positive team culture he has constructed. His efforts have greatly impacted the lives of hundreds of young men. He has represented the Ball State brand with integrity and class, and I wish him well in future pursuits.”
The interim head coach will lead the team at home on Saturday, November 23rd against the Bowling Green State Falcons. Their season will conclude on the road on Black Friday against the Ohio Bobcats on November 29th.
Neu’s last game with the Cardinals came earlier this week. On Tuesday, November 12th, the Cardinals suffered a close loss in a 51-48 overtime loss in Buffalo, New York.
The 53-year-old was 40-63 at his alma mater, but he only had one winning record there.
In 2020, Neu guided the Cardinals to the Mid-American Conference championship. They went 7-1 that season.
That season, the team lost its season-opener to the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks 38-31. Then, it went on a six-game win streak against conference foes.
They won the MAC Championship over the Buffalo Bills 38-28 on December 18th, 2020. After their MAC Championship, they won a bowl game against the then-No. 22 San Jose State Spartans 34-13 on New Year’s Eve in the Arizona Bowl.
Since the 2020 season, the Cardinals have gone 18-29.
Before being hired by Ball State as a head coach, he had no prior experience in that role at the college level. He was previously a head coach in the Arena Football League and Af2.
He was the Augusta Stallions’ head coach in 2000. He also was the Carolina Cobras and New Orleans VooDoo head coach from 2001 through 2008.
As an arena football head coach, he was 52-43. He also was 2-4 in the postseason during his seven seasons as a head coach.
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