Western Kentucky Secure Bowl Eligibility With Win Over Rice

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Mitchell Tinsley (pictured) was one of the primary offensive sparks for WKU against RiceIn the middle of a tight race for the C-USA East division crown, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers helped their cause with a 42-21 victory against the Rice Owls on Saturday.

With the exception of their first half struggles against FIU, WKU had been scoring at will since they entered conference play. To give themselves a chance at victory, the Rice Owls made keeping WKU QB Bailey Zappe off of the field their main objective. They did that with reasonable success in the first half on Saturday, but their inability to find the end zone in the early going created a deficit that…