Tops begin preparation for final home game

Western Kentucky University quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome looks to get around Southern Miss lineman Santrell Latham during Saturday’s win against Southern Miss at Houchens-Smith Stadium.For several Western Kentucky football players, this could be the final week in which they prepare for a home game.

Saturday’s scheduled meeting with FIU marks the final contest at Houchens-Smith Stadium this season, and the Hilltoppers enter looking for wins in back-to-back games for the first time this fall.

“Getting back-to-back, that’s obviously always the goal,” WKU head coach Tyson Helton said Monday in his weekly Zoom conference. “It gives you even more momentum leading into your last game, going to…