WKU Football: Gameday Info and Staff Predictions for Game 8 Against Florida Atlantic
After winning a road thriller and surviving a trip to ODU, WKU returns home to host a red hot Florida Atlantic team with the infamous Lane…
After winning a road thriller and surviving a trip to ODU, WKU returns home to host a red hot Florida Atlantic team with the infamous Lane Kiffin roaming the sidelines in a game that has Conference USA title implications.
If you need to know any of the game information, look no further — we have you covered.
Location
Houchens Industries L.T. Smith Stadium
Time
3:30 p.m. CT
Weather Forecast
TV
On the web: Visit WatchStadium.com
On Twitter: WatchStadium.Twitter.com
On PlutoTV — Channel 207
On the Stadium app, available in the App Store, as well as on Apple TV
*If you do live in one of the cities that is carrying the game, I recommend you get an antenna to pick up the channel
Radio
Hilltopper IMG Sports Network
Gameday Information
Betting Lines from Sportsline
FAU: -6 1/2
Over/ Under: 68
Moneyline : FAU -250
Current Records
WKU 5–2
Florida Atlantic 4–3
Last Week
WKU traveled to Old Dominion and jumped out to a 21–14 halftime lead but Old Dominion dominated the third quarter as WKU trailed 31–21 heading into the fourth. Mike White rallied the troops with two of his five touchdown passes and WKU escaped Norfolk with a 35–31 win, their fourth in a row.
Florida Atlantic hosted C-USA western division leader North Texas and dominated throughout scoring, on their first 11 drives and racking up a Conference USA record 804 yards of offense in a 69–31 romp that has put the rest of the league on notice.
Coaches
Mike Sanford — 1st season, 5–2 overall
Lane Kiffin — 1st season at FAU 4–3, 39–24 overall in 6 seasons
Series
FAU leads 5–3
Last Meeting
Last October, WKU traveled down to Boca Raton. Mike White returned close to home and pitched in three touchdowns on 307 yards passing as WKU controlled throughout winning 52–3. The Owls fell to 1–7 after the defeat.
Relevant Reading
Injury Report from Don Best
For WKU:
DB — De’Andre Simmons — Out (Knee)
DB — Nathan Roush — Out (Knee)
DT- Jalen Manning — Out (Knee)
DT- Evan Sayner — Out (Leg)
CB- Joe Brown — Questionable (Upper Body)
S- Marcus Ward- Questionable (Undisclosed)
S- Devon Key- Questionable (Undisclosed)
RB- Marquez Trigg- Questionable (Undisclosed)
DL- Carson Jordan- Doubtful (Leg)
DL- Derik Overstreet- Probable (Undisclosed)
DB- Laverick Johnson- Probable (Undisclosed)
DB- Juwan Gardner- Probable (Undisclosed)
For Florida Atlantic:
DB- Raekwon Williams- Doubtful (Undisclosed)
DT- Ray Ellis- Out (Knee)
OL- Matthew Weiner- Out (Knee)
WR- Jovon Durante- Out (Eligibility)
QB- Chris Robinson- Out (Eligibility)
Excitement Level — 9
What looked like a wildcard game heading into the season has turned into arguably WKU’s biggest home game on the season. This match-up has everything a fan could want, high scoring offenses, a challenger looking to overthrow the two-time champion and a big name coach (Kiffin) to elevate this game to the next level. What more could you want besides higher temperatures? If WKU can find a way to win as a home dog then the entire fan base will get hyped before another non conference statement opportunity against Vanderbilt.
Staff Predictions
Our staff predictions are a usually more fleshed out and earlier in the week, but when real life gets in the way, you have to make the best out of what you’ve got. Here’s how our staff sees the final score playing out:
Fletcher (5–2): 45–32, FAU
Ross (4–3): 47–38, FAU
Hunter (3–1): 28–24 WKU
Jared (5–2): 42–35, FAU
Matt (3–0): 43–42, WKU
Despite the cool temperatures this looks to be the most exciting match-up on paper on the season. We’ll be providing live coverage of this match-up. If you‘re tailgating today please send us your tailgating and in-game pictures via Twitter at @TheTowelRackWKU or on our Facebook page and we’ll share.