Jake Mcmahon

Toppers quarterback Kawaun Jakes (6) is congratulated by his teammate defensive lineman Jamarcus Allen (43) after winning the game after the WKU vs. Kentucky Wildcats football game in Lexington on Saturday, Sept. 15. The Toppers won in overtime 32-31.

As WKU Football looks for a bounce-back victory against Liberty, I talked with Bryson Gordon, Liberty beat writer for the Lynchburg News and Advance, to talk about the game between the Hilltoppers and Flames. Liberty heads into the matchup with a 7-2 record. The reigning conference champions went undefeated in the regular season last year...

WKU Football started Conference USA play with promise. After a 3-2 start and finishing non-conference play with a very close loss at Boston College, the Hilltoppers got off the C-USA starting block blazing. WKU won their first five conference games, outscoring opponents 196-94 in those contests. Looking around at the other lanes only made the...

WKU Men’s Basketball was outscored 30-17 in the final 12 minutes of Tuesday night’s Bluegrass Battle at Kentucky, as the Hilltoppers fell to the Wildcats 87-68 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. WKU cut the Wildcat lead to 57-51 with 10 minutes to play in the second half, but Head Coach Hank Plona said “there were...

WKU guard Jack Edelen (15) motions to his teammates as he brings the ball up the court in the first half of the game against Marshall in E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Ky., on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.

WKU Football’s season hung in the balance of their kicker Saturday evening. At the Jacksonville State 33-yard line with seven seconds left, the Hilltoppers found themselves down one with a chance to salvage a tough November and right the ship to the Conference USA championship game. A loss, however, would extend a two-loss skid into...

Tyson Summers is the men’s assistant football coach at WKU and makes a $300,000 a year, which is $153.85 an hour.

WKU Football announced three promotions within the program’s defensive staff Friday. Da’von Brown and Davis Merrit will lead the Hilltopper defense as co-defensive coordinators, taking over for Tyson Summers who left the Hill for Colorado State in December. Along with the promotions of Brown and Davis, Defensive Line Coach Carson Hall was announced as the...

WKU Football secured a commitment Sunday from one of the top passers in the Football Championship Subdivision. Abilene Christian starting quarterback Maverick McIvor has signed with WKU following three years with the Wildcats according to On3 Transfer Portal Reporter Pete Nakos. McIvor threw for 3,828 yards and 30 touchdowns last season, numbers that were fourth...

WKU’s 71-57 defeat at rival Middle Tennessee State Saturday may not have been the biggest loss for the Hilltoppers. In a close 39-36 game in the second half, freshman guard Julius Thedford went out with an apparent right knee injury. Thedford, who had to be helped off the court, did not return to the game. ...