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Western Kentucky pitches a second-half shutout to claw past the 49ers, 30-14

A potent passing attack led by Ty Storey sliced and diced the 49ers secondary with a combination of trickery and execution on the way to a 30-14 Hilltoppers victory.

A 69-yard flea flicker broke the 7-all tie in the first quarter as Ty Storey found a wide-open Lucky Jackson for a Hilltopper touchdown. The trickeration didn’t stop there as Tyson Helton’s knockout blow came in the form of the “Philly Special” late in the third quarter. The same combination of players scored, except this time coming from the arm of Lucky Jackson to the waiting hands of Storey in the back of the end zone.