GoldandBlack.com game day thread: Ball State at Purdue

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Purdue vs. Ball State, from a matchup perspective.
Date/Time: Saturday, August 30, Noon EDT
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium
Surface: Bermuda Grass
Capacity: 61,441 (tickets)
2025 schedules: Purdue schedule | Ball State schedule
Series notes: Despite sharing a telephone area code, Saturday will mark just the ninth meeting between Purdue and Ball State. The Boilermakers remain undefeated, holding an 8-0 record with an average margin of victory of 21.6 points. Purdue last welcomed Ball State to Ross-Ade Stadium in 2010, a 24-13 Purdue win. Every meeting between the two programs has taken place in West Lafayette.
TV: BTN (PxP Jason Ross Jr., Analyst Anthony Herron, Sidelines Dannie Rogers)
Radio: Purdue Sports Properties (PxP Tim Newton, Analyst Mark Herrmann, Sidelines Kelly Kitchel)