WKU Football: Gameday Info for the Home Opener Against Maine
WKU heads back to the Houch for their home opener against the #22 (in FCS) Maine Black Bears with a chance to build on a better than…
WKU heads back to the Houch for their home opener against the #22 (in FCS) Maine Black Bears with a chance to build on a better than expected showing against Wisconsin right after a pregame concert against Bowling Green’s own Cage the Elephant.
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
6:30 PM CT
Weather Forecast
TV
TV — ESPN+
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Radio
Gameday Information
2018 WKU Football Gameday Information
Cage The Elephant Pregame Concert Information
WKU Alumni Association Tailgate & Celebrate
Betting Lines from 5Dimes
WKU: -9 1/2
Over/ Under: 50 1/2
Moneyline : N/A
Current Records
WKU 0–1
Maine 1–0
Last Week
WKU traveled to Wisconsin to take on the #4 Badgers to open their season. The Tops hung tough trailing only 7–0 by the end of the first quarter. Buoyed by two long Jonathan Taylor touchdown runs and several missed Red zone opportunities from WKU the Badgers stretched their lead over the rest of the game and closed out the Tops 34–3.
Maine hosted arch rival New Hampshire on Thursday night in Orono. After a scoreless 1st quarter, the Black Bears piled up 22 points in the second quarter with quarterback Chris Ferguson piling up two touchdown passes. Maine added two more scores to route their rival, 35–7, to open up their season with a statement win.
Coaches
Mike Sanford — 2nd season, 6–8 overall
Joe Harasymiak- 3rd season, 11–11 overall
Series
First meeting
Last Meeting
N/A
Relevant Reading
Injury Report from Don Best
For WKU:
QB Drew Eckles — Probable: Arm
RB Jakairi Moses — Out: Knee
For Maine:
LB Jaron Grayer — Out: Knee
LB Taji Lowe — Questionable: Eye
C Chris Mulvey — Questionable: Hand
Excitement Level — 8
Any time that football returns home after a long offseason there is bound to be excitement. Getting a pregame concert from Bowling Green’s own Cage the Elephant add another dimension to this game. The Tops showed just enough last week to hope this game will be a breakout game of sorts for Mike Sanford in his second season. The Black Bears will be no pushover but this is a great opportunity for WKU to make a statement that last year is in the past and they’re ready to show the fans they can have faith in the team moving forward.
Go Tops! This should be a great day to pick up a win and get the fans back on board with the program. If you’re in Bowling Green send us your tailgating pictures via Twitter at @TheTowelRackWKU or on our Facebook page and we’ll share.