The Michigan State Spartans will look to finish out a perfect non-conference schedule when the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers comes to town this Saturday for homecoming. This might seem like an easy game, but WKU is no pushover. MSU will need to focus and not look past them with a big road game lurking next weekend against Rutgers. Let’s get to know our final non-Big Ten opponent.
School: Western Kentucky University
Nickname: Hilltoppers
Conference: Conference USA (East Division)
Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Head Coach: Tyson Helton (third season, 15-13)
Record: 1-2
Mascot: Big Red
All-Time Series: Saturday’s game marks the first ever meeting between WKU and MSU
Western Kentucky is off to a 1-2 start, having beaten an FCS opponent in its first game before losing Army and Indiana by a combined five points.