The New ‘Voice of the Cardinals’

Mick Tidrow, ’18 MA ’20, is the new Voice of the Cardinals. Named to the position in July 2022, Mr. Tidrow serves as the radio play-by-play voice for all Ball State football and men’s basketball games, and select ESPN+ broadcasts. At 27 years old, he’s believed to be the youngest Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Division I play-by-play broadcaster in the nation.

He previously served as a television play-by-play broadcaster for Stadium and BEK Sports Network in North Dakota.

Mr. Tidrow is just the third Voice of the Cardinals in nearly 50 years, preceded by Morry Mannies, ’60 MA ’64, (1956-2012) and Joel Godett (2012-22).

Mr. Tidrow sat down with Alumni Magazine to answer a few questions about his new role at Ball State:

Does the fact that you’re a Ball State alumnus change how you call the games?

Not really. Certainly, I’m always pulling for the Cardinals, but I also need to provide an objective account of the game.