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Hilltoppers happy to be back on campus in limited capacity

So far, so good for Western Kentucky's COVID-19 athletic restart plan.

The school began reintroducing athletes to campus June 8, with roughly 65 members of the football team returning to WKU for voluntary workouts, which second-year head coach Tyson Helton has been pleased with after a week and a half.

"It's been really good. I tell you what, my hat's off to President (Timothy) Caboni and (athletic director) Todd Stewart. They did a great job planning and having all the protocols in place," Helton said during a media availability Thursday. "It's good to see everybody's following those protocols and doing all the right things.