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Tops' QB competition expected to be 'a long, drawn-out process'

Bailey Zappe was at Houchens-Smith Stadium last week as Western Kentucky began its spring football practices.

The record-setting quarterback wasn’t in pads or throwing balls around for it, however. He was taking things in from the sideline as he awaits WKU’s pro day next Thursday.

The Hilltoppers will have a new quarterback this fall, and with six players in that room, there isn’t expected to be a decision made on the starter for some time.

“All those guys will compete and it’ll be a long, drawn-out process, but I want to watch those guys, I want to see the young quarterbacks and how much they’ve developed from last year coming into this year,” WKU head coach Tyson Helton said Monday.