WKU Football: Spring football opens March 17, Spring Game set for April 18

Western Kentucky has announced dates for spring practice leading up to the annual Red vs. White Spring Game to bring unofficially kick off…

Western Kentucky has announced dates for spring practice leading up to the annual Red vs. White Spring Game to bring unofficially kick off preparations for the 2020 season.

Spring ball opens for WKU on March 17 at 4 p.m., the first of 14 total practices before the Spring Game on Saturday, April 18 at 2 p.m.

WKU says all practices will be open to the public and admission into the spring game will be free.

The Hilltoppers bounced back from an abysmal couple of years under former head coach Mike Sanford to go 9–4 in 2019, the first year under Tyson Helton, capped off by a walk-off win over Western Michigan in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl.

The full schedule for WKU’s spring practices is below.

• Tuesday, March 17–4 p.m.

• Thursday, March 19–4 p.m.

• Saturday, March 21–10 a.m.

• Monday, March 23–4 p.m.

• Thursday, March 26–4 p.m.

• Saturday, March 28–10 a.m.

• Tuesday, March 31–4 p.m.

• Thursday, April 2–4 p.m.

• Saturday, April 4–10 a.m.

• Tuesday, April 7–4 p.m.

• Wednesday, April 8–4 p.m.

• Thursday, April 9–4 p.m.

• Tuesday, April 14–4 p.m.

• Thursday, April 16–4 p.m.

• Red vs. White Spring Game, Saturday, April 18–2 p.m.