Professional football (gridiron) Louis Cardinals moved to Phoenix, Arizona to become the Arizona Cardinals in 1988, while the Houston Oilers very nearly moved to Jacksonville in 1987 before deciding to stay, for the short term, in Houston. In 1993, the NFL began exploring expansion, eyeing five proposals (Baltimore, St. Louis, Memphis, Charlotte and Jacksonville), all of which were in cities that had hosted professional football before. The "Carolina Cougars" (later renamed Carolina Panthers) and Jacksonville Jaguars received franchises to begin play in 1995. At the same time, Al Davis moved the Raiders back to its original home in Oakland for the 1995 season,
2008 Ball State Cardinals football team So. South Bend, Ind. (St. Joseph's) 32 Womack, Lorren WLB 6-0 221 Fr. So. Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne) 85 Woodard, Justin DE 6-3 222 So. Jr. 1L LaGrange, Ga. (Troup County) 64 Woods, Kaylon DT 6-2 254 So. Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast) 55 Woodworth, Sam WLB 6-2 202 Jr. Sr. Elkhart, Ind. (Central) 63 Yoder, Steve OL 6-3 300 Fr. Fr. HS Canal Fulton, Ohio (Massillon Washington) 2008 Ball State Cardinals football team The 2008 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Brady Hoke,