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A look at No. 25 Western Kentucky, which faces USF on Monday at the Miami Beach Bowl
Nickname: Hilltoppers
Record: 11-2
Wins: 14-12 at Vanderbilt, 41-38 vs. Louisiana Tech, 56-14 vs. Miami (Ohio), 49-10 at Rice, 58-28 vs. Middle Tennessee, 55-28 at North Texas, 55-30 at Old Dominion, 35-19 vs. Florida Atlantic, 63-7 at FIU, 49-28 vs. Marshall, 45-28 vs. Southern Miss*
Losses: 38-35 at Indiana, 48-20 at LSU
Coach: Jeff Brohm (second season, 19-7)
The breakdown: While the Hilltoppers clearly are carved in Brohm's image (replete with a pass-centric spread offense), the roster is covered in Willie Taggart's recruiting fingerprints.