The prospect of playing for a Conference USA championship is a long shot now with the Hilltoppers losing their last two games to the top teams in the East Division. Now the focus in November shifts to making the most of three games, a resume-boosting opportunity for bowl committees.
“What you do in November, they remember,” WKU coach Tyson Helton said during his news conference on Monday. “September has come and gone, October has come and gone. Down this stretch is kind of what you remember.”
WKU (5-4 overall, 4-2 C-USA) has three games and a bye week left in the regular season, starting with a nonconference trip to Arkansas this Saturday for an 11 a.