No. 25 Western Kentucky has a small group of true sophomores who have only experienced ending the season with a bowl, and they'd like to continue that trend as they mature.
"That's all I know," sophomore cornerback Joe Brown said. "All I know is winning. This is big for us, the program, the history of the program, everyone that's supporting. I just want to keep the tradition going."
They were snubbed twice and had to claw their way into the Little Caesars Bowl in 2012, but things have started trending in the right direction.
WKU (11-2) will play in its second straight bowl at 1:30 p.