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WKU to square off against BYU, mascot rivalry renewed

A renowned Twitter mascot rivalry from the early stages of COVID-19 has resurfaced following a schedule update from the WKU football program Friday.

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The Hilltoppers are to play on Halloween at Brigham Young University – the first meeting between the programs on the gridiron.

“I am very excited to add BYU to the list of institutions against whom we are competing,” WKU President Timothy Caboni said. “That is a storied program that we had a heated mascot battle with during the early stages of the pandemic.