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Redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Maddie scrambles out of the pocket against Ball State Saturday at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. Maddie would finish the game with 298 yards through the air and 160 yards on the ground to go along with one rushing touchdown and two passing touchdowns.

Football gears up for MAC opponent

By Scott Nicol | October 6, 2016

Redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Maddie scrambles out of the pocket against Ball State Saturday at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. Maddie would finish the game with 298 yards through the air and 160 yards on the ground to go along with one rushing touchdown and two passing touchdowns.

Paying student-athletes shouldn't be a priority for colleges

Paying student-athletes shouldn’t be a priority for colleges

October 31, 2011

The president of the NCAA now backs a plan that would allow conferences to pay student athletes, and it is a horrible idea. Colleges already spend too much money on athletics when there are far more important things that they should be spending money...