WKU Football: Gameday Information for Game 12 Against Louisiana Tech
WKU Football’s losing streak is over. They now travel to Ruston, Louisiana playing for head coach Mike Sanford’s job. How will the season…
WKU Football’s losing streak is over. They now travel to Ruston, Louisiana playing for head coach Mike Sanford’s job. How will the season end?
If you need to know any of the game information, look no further — we have you covered.
Location
Joe Aillet Stadium. Ruston, Louisiana
Time
11 a.m. CT
Weather Forecast
TV
CBS Sports Network
Radio
Gameday Information
WKU Alumni Association Hilltopper Hangout at Louisiana Tech
Betting Lines from Sportsline.com
Louisiana Tech -11
Over/ Under: 48.5
Moneyline : Louisiana Tech -435
Current Records
WKU: 2–9
Louisiana Tech: 7–4
Last Week
WKU hosted UTEP on senior night. The Tops came out ready to play, intercepting the Miners five times in the first half and jumping out to a 40–0 lead. From there the Tops cruised to a 40–16 Victory ending their losing streak at six games and keeping Mike Sanford’s job hopes alive for another week.
Louisiana Tech traveled to rival Southern Mississippi. Despite falling behind 14–7 in the second quarter, the Bulldogs rallied and clung to a 20–14 lead after a 23-yard field goal by Bailey Hale with 13:40 left in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for Tech, that’s all the scoring they could muster as The Golden Eagles took a 1 point lead on a Steven Anderson touchdown run with six minutes left and eventually ran out the clock in a 21–20 Southern Miss win.
Coaches
Mike Sanford — 2nd season, 8–16 overall
Skip Holtz- 19th season 133–103 overall. 6th season at Louisiana Tech , 45–32 overall
Series
Last Meeting
Last season, WKU hosted Louisiana Tech, they held a nine-point fourth quarter lead but couldn’t run out the clock and lost 23–22 on a last-second field goal.
Relevant Reading
Injury Report from Don Best
For WKU:
WR Jacquez Sloan — Out: ACL
RB Jakairi Moses — Out: Knee
OL Cole Spencer — Out: Knee
WR Xavier Lane — Out: Suspension
QB Drew Eckles — Doubful: Shoulder
For Louisiana Tech:
N/A
Excitement Level — 2
The most exciting part of this game is the fact that the Hilltoppers season from hell is over after this. There is plenty of intrigue on what type of score will help Mike Sanford keep his job. If he wins, the BGDN report stated he’ll keep his job. If he keeps it close or gets blown out who knows? Last week’s solid first half may be enough for a reluctant Todd Stewart to keep him regardless. Only time will tell. We’ll be watching this matchup with mixed emotions wondering what’s next.
Go Tops! We’ll be providing live coverage of this game. If you’re in Ruston for the game, please send us your tailgating and in-game pictures via Twitter at @TheTowelRackWKU or on our Facebook page and we’ll share.