Western Kentucky faced three dual-threat quarterbacks in its first three games with Louisville’s Micale Cunningham, Liberty’s Malik Willis and Middle Tennessee’s Asher O’Hara.
The Hilltoppers are expecting a little bit different challenge Saturday with Marshall’s Grant Wells.
“First of all, I think he’s a really good quarterback. I think he’s got a tremendous future. In my opinion, he has NFL talent. He has NFL talent,” WKU head coach Tyson Helton said Monday. “He is a great anticipator. He anticipates the passing game, gets the ball out of his hands, he’s accurate down the field with the football, he’s athletic enough to get out of trouble, so he brings a different problem to our defense than the first three weeks.