Western Kentucky gain some important ground in the race for the Conference USA championship
Wednesday night gave college football fans an exciting matchup between two Conference USA contenders, as the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers made the trip to Texas to take on the Sam Houston Bearkats. The Tops will get to head home with a 31-14 win and improve to 3-0 in the CUSA title race.Most of this game was very even, with WKU holding a narrow 17-14 lead at the start of the fourth quarter. Both teams were held scoreless in the third.
To start the fourth, the WKU defense caused Sam Houston's second field goal miss of the evening, and capitalized with a quick touchdown on a 74-yard catch-and-run by K.D. Hutchinson. Then, WKU forced and recovered a fumble deep in Sam Houston territory and Caden Veltkamp scored on a 19-yard touchdown run.Tops fans learned during the ESPN telecast that WKU's original starting quarterback TJ Finley is still two or three weeks away from being ready to play again. However, Caden Veltkamp continues to show that he's very capable of continuing on as the starter.
There's still plenty of football left this season and Sam Houston are more than capable of rebounding from the loss, but WKU's tiebreaker over them could come back into the conversation in about six weeks. WKU have a bye week as they return home to Bowling Green, where they will host the Kennesaw State Owls on Wednesday, October 30. Sam Houston now make the trip to Miami where they play the FIU Panthers on Tuesday, October 22.Joe covers college sports from the Group of Five ranks and beyond. He has worked in the sports industry since 2008, earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville, and a Master's degree from Seattle University.
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