It also boasts an exciting mascot that could garner some interest on the sidelines of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Location, location, location is the reason for WKU's nickname. According to Western Kentucky ...

Western Kentucky is getting creative with its helmets ... each showcasing a different variation of the team's Big Red mascot. Big Red's eyes will also be featured on the front of at least one ...

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With much of the campus being on the hill, and students needing to travel up a hill for classes, Western Kentucky began to be known as the Hilltoppers. "Big Red" is the name of the WKU mascot.