WKU, who finished the regular season 6-6, learned their bowl fate on Sunday. Their opponent will be the 6-5 Georgia State Panthers out of the Sun Belt. The two teams will meet on Saturday, December 16th, in the Auto Nation Cure Bowl in Orlando.
Reaching a postseason game for the 28th time (their time in FCS included) in program history is nothing short of an impressive feat for the Hilltoppers. The 2017 season has brought on some mixed emotions for the WKU faithful, however. In Mike Sanford Jr.’s first season as a head coach, the team finished 5th in C-USA East following two consecutive league championships under Jeff Brohm.