Western Kentucky University has arguably the strangest mascot in all of college sports. You know the one — that giant glob of red that looks more like a friendly (yet mildly frightening) McDonald’s character than a Division I mascot. But WKU sure does know how to embrace the weirdness.
On Friday, the Western Kentucky NIL Store, operated by Campus Ink, unveiled a unique new helmet ahead of the Hilltoppers home game this Tuesday against Liberty. All seven position groups for WKU will rock helmets with a different Big Red decal. Among the new looks, the quarterback helmets show a decal of Big Red throwing a football, the defensive back helmets a Big Red pass breakup, and the wide receiver helmets a ball being caught by Big Red.