There was still a ton of mistakes made by Bowling Green in its 36-35 win over Kent State last Saturday.

The Falcons gave up big plays on defense, the kicking game was erratic, the offense stalled a couple of
times in the red zone and Kent State blocked a field goal attempt.
But six inches and five seconds were able to make the bus ride home a lot more tolerable.
Quarterback Tyler Sheehan got into the end zone on a quarterback keeper by less than half a foot with
five seconds remaining to play to give Bowling Green the win. The Falcons (2-4 overall and 1-1 in the
Mid-American Conference) look to extend their winning streak to two games this Saturday at Ball State
(0-6, 0-2). Kickoff is at noon.
"Just because you win, those mistakes still happened and we need to fix those," BG head coach
Dave Clawson said Wednesday. "That’s been our focus this week.
"Hopefully we can continue to do things well that we are doing well and fix what we’re not doing
well."
CHALLENGE: Clawson is still looking for ways to consistently move the ball on the ground.
"I think the real challenge is going to be, as we start spreading people out can we run the football
again?" Clawson said. "We completely abandoned the running game (at Kent State)."
There were 70 called pass plays in the Kent State game with Sheehan setting school records for attempts
(63), completions (44) and yards (505) and Freddie Barnes setting school marks for receptions (22, one
away from the NCAA record) and receiving yards (278).
"A lot of what we do in our running games is screen (passes). If you factor in the number of screens
to Freddie or to Willie (Geter) and if you package that together and say that’s how we’re running the
football, we look a little more balanced," Clawson said. "How many shovel passes did we have?
Those are run-blocking plays. Some of them are (like) draws.
"So I think we are a little more balanced than our numbers indicate … It’s not like we lack the
ability to run. People have been packing it in there and fortunately we have been able to throw it so
well."
BARNES: Barnes’ efforts have generated a lot of publicity for the senior receiver and Bowling Green this
week. He’s been on national television, radio and mentioned in several major newspapers.
Clawson said Barnes’ game was one of the most complete games he had ever seen from a wide receiver.
"Not only did he do things with the screen game. He took the short ball and made them big plays. He
caught the ball down the field. He took a shallow crossing route and went 50 yards with it,"
Clawson said. "He did everything a big-time receiver should do. He made the tough catches in
traffic. He got behind people. He got yards after the catch."
MAHONE: Senior safety P.J. Mahone, who was suspended for an undisclosed violation of team rules after the
first two games of the season, is back practicing with the Falcons. He’ll be working with the scout team
for the time being.
"There’s a number of things that I’ve told P.J. he has to do, if he’s going to rejoin the
team," Clawson said. "So far he has done all of them.
"There is an opportunity for him to play in November. It’s been laid out pretty clearly what he
needs to do and so far he’s done that and if he continues to do that, he’ll play again here."
Mahone will not play this week or next week. Bowling Green’s first game in November is Nov. 3 at Buffalo.

"We’re hoping it works out, but ultimately it’s up to P.J.," Clawson said.
INJURIES: Wide receiver Ray Hutson (ribs, knee) will not make the trip to Ball State.
OLD MAN: Brandon Crawford, who turned 33-years-old in August is a captain and a starting defensive end
for Ball State. He is tied for second on the team with four tackles for loss.
Crawford joined the U.S. Marines after high school and enrolled at Ball State in 2006. He was a
second-team all-conference selection last season.
Crawford is older than five of Ball State’s assistant coaches.
NEXT: Bowling Green hosts Central Michigan at noon on Oct. 24 for Family Weekend and Hall of Fame day.