A large portion of Western Kentucky’s football team has had the opportunity to play in, and win, a bowl game during their career, with the Hilltoppers claiming a victory over Western Michigan in last year’s SERVPRO First Responder Bowl.
The younger players and other transfers will get their first opportunity when the Hilltoppers face Georgia State in the LendingTree Bowl on Saturday at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala., however, and included in that group is quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome, who is in his fifth year of college football.
“We’ve got some young guys that haven’t got to experience a bowl game and with Piggy, shoot, we just broke it down when I was talking to him after practice and he was talking about trying to get a ring,” said Bryan Ellis, WKU’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach the last two seasons.