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College Football Program Severs Ties With Coach After 2 Straight Losses

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Georgia coach Kirby Smart speaks with Ball State coach Mike Neu before the start of a NCAA college football game against Ball State in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

The coaching carousel is adding names quickly as the college football season enters mid-November. One coach was fired on Saturday following back-to-back losses.

Several high-profile coaches are on the hot seat with a few weeks to go in the regular season. However, most major programs have waited to fire coaches in the 2024-25 cycle.

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Sep 9, 2023; Athens, Georgia, USA; Ball State Cardinals head coach Mike Neu on the sideline against the Georgia Bulldogs during the second half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Ball State is firing Mike Neu after a 3-7 start to 2024.

“Ball State has fired coach Mike Neu, as the Cardinals are 3-7 and Neu has gone 40-63 in nine seasons there,” Thamel posted on X. “Neu won the MAC title in 2020, which was his only winning season there. He led Ball State to a pair of bowl games in his tenure.”

Mike Neu played quarterback for Ball State in the 90s

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Sep 11, 2021; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin (right) shakes hands with  Cardinals head coach Mike Neu (left) following the conclusion of the game at Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated the Cardinals 44-13. Mandatory Credit: Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports

Neu, a native of Indianapolis, played quarterback for Ball State from 1990-93.  He took over the Cardinals head coaching job before the 2016 season. Neu recorded a 40-63 overall record (25-43 in MAC play) during his nine seasons with Ball State.

Neu’s best season with the Cardinals came in 2020 when Ball State finished with a 7-1 record. The Cardinals would defeat Arizona 34-13 in the Offerpad Arizona Bowl and finished the season ranked No. 23 in the final AP poll.

Ball State had three consecutive losing seasons entering 2024. The Cardinals lost to Buffalo 51-48 at UB Stadium on Tuesday, the second straight loss for the program.

Ball State has two more games remaining in the regular season. They will play Bowling Green and Ohio.

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December 21, 2012; St. Petersburg, FL, USA;  Ball State Cardinals helmet against the UCF Knights during the second half of the St. Petersburg Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl at Tropicana Field. UCF Knights defeated the Cardinals 38-17. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

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Jordan Sigler is a sports journalist. He writes about sports for Wisconsin Sports Heroics, ChiCitySports, and Gridiron Heroics. His craft has been nationally syndicated for Yardbarker, MSN, and Bleacher Report.

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