With both of its scheduled bye weeks in the rearview mirror, the WKU football team (6-4, 4-2 C-USA) will return to game action this weekend against Conference USA opponent Southern Mississippi (7-3, 5-1 C-USA) on the road in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
The second-place Golden Eagles are looking to keep up with first-place Louisiana Tech (8-2, 5-1 C-USA) in the C-USA West Division, while third-place WKU trails both Florida Atlantic (7-3, 5-1 C-USA) and Marshall (7-3, 5-1 C-USA) in the C-USA East Division.
Both teams have already locked up bowl eligibility in 2019, but the Hilltoppers are seeking a win to separate themselves from the pack in C-USA, which boasts six bowl-eligible teams.