Bowl games rule the college football landscape, and there’s a reason why the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision programs across the country spent the regular season vying for a spot in the 40 FBS bowl games — win or lose, teams have a lot to gain from playing in a bowl game.

The WKU football team (9-4, 6-2 C-USA) closed its season on the winning side and tripled its win total from a season ago in the First Responder Bowl on Monday, picking up a 23-20 victory over Mid-American Conference opponent Western Michigan (7-6, 5-3 MAC) in Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas…

The clock read 0:00 as freshman kicker Cory Munson jogged onto the field in Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas. A gentle breeze blew in his favor as he sized up the 52-yard field goal attempt that WKU football head coach Tyson Helton was calling on him to kick.

The WKU football team (9-4, 6-2 C-USA) found a way to emerge victorious against Western Michigan (7-6, 5-3 MAC) in the First Responder Bowl on Monday, as freshman kicker Cory Munson used an untimed down at the end of the fourth quarter to convert a 52-yard field goal attempt that lifted the …

When WKU and Western Michigan meet in Monday’s First Responder Bowl in Dallas, the two teams will be squaring off for only the 16th time ever and the first time in over 72 years.

College football bowl season is in full swing, and Conference USA sent eight schools to play in bowl games this holiday season. 

The WKU football team (8-4, 6-2 C-USA) is back in the postseason after a one-year absence, and the Hilltoppers aren’t overlooking their opportunity to reach nine wins in 2019.

The WKU football team (8-4, 6-2 C-USA) is set to meet fellow regional school Western Michigan (7-5, 5-3 MAC) for the first time since 1947 in the First Responder Bowl on Monday.

The WKU football program announced 15 new Hilltoppers signed to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, which was the start of the early signing period for the Class of 2020.

WKU football head coach Tyson Helton was voted 2019 Conference USA Coach of the Year, the league office announced on Wednesday.