Two days before the early signing period for the 2021 class, Tyson Helton wasn't nervous about his approach to recruiting entering his third season as Western Kentucky's head football coach.
"We feel good about it,” Helton said then. “I think we’re on a good path right now.”
It turns out that path – which featured a large portion of the incoming class arriving via the transfer portal – would take the Hilltoppers to the Conference USA championship game, where they will face off against the University of Texas at San Antonio at 6 p.m. Friday at the Alamodome in San Antonio.