MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State University named Mike Uremovich its new head football coach.
Uremovich, 48, spent the last three seasons at Butler University, where he led the Bulldogs to a 23-11 overall record. He has previous head coaching experience on the NAIA level at the University of St. Francis (Illinois), where he spent seven seasons.
Uremovich’s coaching career has also included assistant coaching stints at Northern Illinois, North Carolina State and Temple.
He’ll succeed Mike Neu, who was fired last month after the Cardinals finished with a 3-7 record. Neu coached at Ball State for nine seasons. He was fired with two games left.
"Mike Uremovich brings a significant breadth of coaching experience from high school, small college, FCS and FBS levels," said Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell. "He has spent time in Group of 5 and Power 4 conference environments. He has an extensive background in both coordinator and head coaching roles, and his recruiting connections are deep. What is readily apparent and what will excite our fans and players is the level of urgency and detail in his plan to lead our football program and return the Cardinals to the top of the Mid-American Conference."
Uremovich starts his new job on Wednesday, which also coincides with national signing day.
"My family and I are extremely excited to be a part of the Ball State family," Uremovich said. "I am thankful for the trust that President [Geoffrey] Mearns and Jeff Mitchell have placed in me to direct this proud football program. We are elated about the opportunity to help shape this organization and engage with the Muncie community. I look forward to meeting with the team, and I can't wait to get to work."
Under Uremovich’s tenure at Butler, the Bulldogs finished the 2024 season 9-3 and appeared in the FCS coaches poll for the first time in the program’s history, debuting at No. 25 and rising as high as No. 23.
Uremovich is a 2000 graduate of Purdue University and attended Providence Catholic in New Lennox, Illinois. His first listed coaching experience came at Indiana’s McCutcheon High School.