Western Kentucky coach Tyson Helton smiles after the team scored against Southern Mississippi during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in Hattiesburg, Miss. (Cam Bonelli/Hattiesburg American via AP)
Cam BonelliThe destination will be determined later, but the Hilltoppers have achieved a major goal in Tyson Helton’s first year rebuilding the program.
“It feels good,” junior cornerback Dionte Ruffin said. “My freshman year we went to a bowl game and came up short. Sophomore year we didn’t get there and junior year we’re right back.”
WKU (7-4 overall, 5-2 C-USA) is peaking at the right time with two of the season’s best wins coming in the last two games.