Ball State Sports Link, the nation’s first academic track in sports media production, premieres its new feature-length documentary, “On The Line”.
The 30-minute documentary, produced by seniors Claire Witte and Charlie Maurer, along with freshman Sam Findley, follows three Ball State football players and their journey of playing football.
Clayton Coll, Tanner Koziol and Nick Munson star in the film answering their own personal question — why do you play football?
Coll has battled through multiple, potential career-ending injuries; Koziol lost his father and first coach; and Munson is still searching a scholarship to play the sport he grew up with.
Through it all, supported with riveting cinematic video and multiple interviews with their families, coaches, teammates and trainers, “On The Line” showcases why so many dedicate their days — and lives — to the sport.
Sports Link connects Ball State audiences with the athletics community, delivering exclusive content on far-reaching platforms to showcase the unique moments of Cardinals teams and characters. By doing so, Sports Link strives to enhance the publicity of and showcase accomplishments of all Ball State student-athletes on the field, in the classroom and within the surrounding community.
This unique partnership, envied by athletics departments across the country, offers skills and applications using digital technology to create sports content for distribution across multiple platforms. Emphasis is given to live event production to ESPN platforms and storytelling.