Here are the keys for the Ball State Cardinals, as they go for their first MAC West title since the George W. Bush presidency.

With a MAC West title and a trip to Detroit for the MAC Championship at stake, Saturday’s game is the biggest one that Ball State has played in years.

As the Cardinals have heated up these past few weeks, it has been on the shoulders of field general Drew Plitt.

The redshirt senior from Loveland, Ohio, moved into a tie for fifth with his head coach Mike Neu on BSU’s career touchdown passes list with 43.

It was the best performance of the year for Drew Plitt, as Ball State’s redshirt senior quarterback led the Cardinals to a 27-24 win on the road against the Toledo Rockets.

The Bronze Stalk Trophy was on the line, as well as an opportunity for the winner of this game to cement its place as a real contender in the MAC West.

This is the week where Ball State can run away with a game, but with MAC football, you never know. Here are four keys to a Cardinal and White win.

Last week’s win over the Eagles proved what many people thought already about this Ball State team — the offense is prolific.