College Preview: 9/5

Tonight on ESPN with a 6 o’clock kickoff is Navy at Ball State.

The Midshipmen do not have any NFL potential players, but the Cardinals do, highlighted by a potent passing combination.

Ball State

QB Nate Davis – 6-2, 218 pounds, JR. Davis has started 20 games over the last two seasons and in ‘07 he was named first-team All-Mid-American Conference. He set a school passing record last year with 3,667 yards, hitting 270 of 478 passes, with 30 TD passes and only six INTs. He threw for 422 yards last year against Nebraska. Davis hit 21 of 24 passes in Ball State’s opener against Northeastern, passing for 280 yards and three TDs.

WR Dante Love – 5-9, 178 pounds, SR. Love caught 100 passes for 1,398 yards and 10 TD catches last year for BSU. He set a Mid-American Conference record last year for all-purpose yardage in a season with 2,690 yards. Part of that was 1,100 yards in kickoff returns last year. Career numbers are 171 catches for 2,318 yards and 17 TDs and 83 kickoff returns for 1,862 yards and 2 TDs. He’s small and doesn’t have top speed, but Love finds open areas in pass coverage.