Simply reaching bowl eligibility isn’t enough incentive for Western Kentucky. The overall success this season of teams in Conference USA means the league’s bowl tie-ins aren’t enough to cater to every team.
Thankfully for the conference, other leagues aren’t filling the requirements with six-win teams like C-USA. But more importantly for WKU, getting a seventh win would all but assure it would get a C-USA bowl bid rather than jockeying for a spot in a secondary bowl.
It makes WKU’s regular-season finale Friday at Florida International (6-4, 4-3) that much more crucial. The Hilltoppers (6-5, 4-3) kick off at Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami at 6 p.