TORONTO (AP) -Ball State accepted an invitation to play Rutgers in the International Bowl on Saturday, ending an 11-year NCAA postseason drought.
The Cardinals will represent the Mid-American Conference in the Jan. 5 game. The Scarlet Knights come from the Big East.
“We are elated to have Ball State accept our invitation,” said Ken Hoffman, the executive director of the International Bowl. “We will have two high-powered offenses square off in a game that is sure to be exciting.”
The Cincinnati Bearcats won last year’s inaugural International Bowl, rallying from a 24-0 deficit to edge Western Michigan 27-24. The game is the only NCAA Division I football contest played outside the United States.
Ball State ended the regular season with consecutive wins over Northern Illinois and Toledo to finish 7-5 – its best mark since going 8-4 in 1996 – and was 5-2 in its conference for the second straight year.
Rutgers (7-5, 3-4 Big East) concluded its regular season with a 41-38 loss to Louisville (6-6, 3-4). This marks the third straight year the Scarlet Knights have gone on to play in a bowl game, a first in school history.
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