Big Red dances with the Big Red Marching Band before the Walk of Champions on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Eli Randolph)Alex Johnson, an exercise science sophomore, throws his bean bag during a game of cornhole at a tailgate on South Lawn before WKU’s game against Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Eli Randolph)Lettie McPeak, 2, throws a ball out of a wagon during a tailgate on South Lawn before WKU’s game against Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Dominic Di Palermo)Senior Tyson Hagewood hits a demolition car with painted with EKU’s logo during a tailgate on South Lawn before WKU’s game against Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Dominic Di Palermo)WKU Head Coach Tyson Helton leads the Hilltoppers down the Avenue of Champions before their game against Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Eli Randolph)Breona Shanklin and her daughter, Lila Savage,1, wave to the Hilltopper football team during the Walk of Champions before WKU’s game against Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Eli Randolph)The WKU Cheerleading Team performs for fans before WKU’s game against Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Eli Randolph)Florida Graves, a WKU freshman, swings a sledgehammer hitting a junk car before WKU’s game against Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Eli Randolph)Micah Thigpen dances during a tailgate on South Lawn prior to a football game between WKU and Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Anna Bell Lee)A child smiles after falling on a bounce house during a game at L.T. Smith Stadium against Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Anna Bell Lee)A member of the WKU Topperettes dances during a tailgate on South Lawn prior to a football game between WKU and Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Anna Bell Lee)Paris Cross pours a beverage from a tap during a tailgate on South Lawn prior to a football game between WKU and Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Anna Bell Lee)A child jumps on bounce house during a tailgate on South Lawn prior to a football game between WKU and Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Anna Bell Lee)Tailgate attendees line dance on South Lawn before a game between WKU and Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Dominic Di Palermo)Sigma Chi freshman Ty Schwalbach, left, holds his hair back to get his face painted by Sigma Chi freshman Luke Rabe, right, during a game against Eastern Kentucky University at L.T. Smith Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Dominic Di Palermo)
