Ben Holt has a unique role for Western Kentucky and for that, he wears a unique helmet.
The redshirt freshman is a two-way player, competing at both fullback and linebacker for the Hilltoppers.
Holt wears a special helmet with three red winged stripes. He’s easily identifiable by the Michigan-style headgear, which is a contrast from the plain white helmets all his WKU teammates have worn during spring practice.
“I’m a red wolverine instead of a Michigan Wolverine,” Holt joked to the Daily News on Wednesday after the Tops’ eighth spring practice.
Holt wears the helmet so he doesn’t have to switch jerseys when he switches from offense to defense or vice versa during drills.