For Group of 5 schools, beating a Power 5 opponent counts as a marquee victory no matter what the school is. On Saturday, WKU will get its chance to defeat a school from the Big Ten Conference for the first time in school history when the Hilltoppers travel to Champaign to take on the University of Illinois.
With a victory, it would also be just the second win over a Power 5 school in school history since Vanderbilt in 2015. The Fighting Illini are coming off a 24-21 win over Ball State and WKU handed Eastern Kentucky a 31-17 loss last weekend.