The large crowd in Houchens-Smith Stadium on Saturday night was rewarded with a Hilltopper win over reigning Conference USA champion Alabama-Birmingham — a stellar squad the WKU football team really had no business beating on paper.
It was defensive coordinator Clayton White’s unit that did the work. The defense took the ball from UAB time after time, while the WKU offense did just enough to capitalize on the Blazers’ numerous turnovers to walk away with the 20-13 victory.
The defensive effort by the Hilltoppers was the best they’ve had this season and it was probably the best in White’s tenure at WKU.