College football is back and with it comes the return of Conference USA action. Two of the league’s top returning programs face off Saturday in an intriguing Week 0 class between Western Kentucky and Sam Houston.
Western Kentucky is looking to make it back to the C-USA Championship Game for a second consecutive season after finishing the 2024 regular season with a 6-2 mark in league play. That record included a Week 8 win against Sam Houston.
The Bearkats, meanwhile, are looking to build off of a breakout 10-3 campaign. It was a complete 180-degree turn for Sam Houston, which went 3-9 in 2023. That’s impressive progress for a program that is just three years removed from its transition from the FCS to the FBS level.
The Bearkats won nine games in the regular season — more than Western Kentucky — and finished with an identical 6-2 record in conference play, though the Hilltoppers won the tiebreaker. Sam Houston capped it all with a 31-26 win against Georgia Southern in the New Orleans Bowl, marking its first postseason win since transitioning to the FBS.
How to watch Western Kentucky vs. Sam Houston live
Date: Saturday, Aug. 23 | Time: 6 p.m. ET
Location: Houchens Industries – L.T. Stadium — Bowling Green, Kentucky
TV: CBS Sports Network | Live stream: CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App (Free)
Streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime (Try It Free)
Western Kentucky vs. Sam Houston: Need to know
Phil Longo era begins: Sam Houston lost longtime coach K.C. Keeler to Temple after a successful 9-3 2024 season in just the program’s second year at the FBS level. The Bearkats replaced Keeler with veteran offensive coordinator and former La Salle coach Phil Longo. Longo actually made a name for himself as Sam Houston’s offensive…
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2025-08-23 22:50:00
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