BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Conference USA announced on Wednesday its preliminary television schedule including eight games on national television featuring the WKU Hilltoppers.
Coming off an Associated Press Top 25 season which saw the Hilltoppers win the 2015 Conference USA and Miami Beach Bowl Championships, WKU opens the season at home on Thursday, Sept. 1 against C-USA foe Rice on CBS Sports Network in a 7 p.m. CT kick off. As announced on Tuesday, WKU travels to defending national champion Alabama in week two for a 2:30 p.m., kick off on ESPN 2.
A pair of WKU home games had their kick times adjusted to accommodate for television.