Kejon Owens rushed for a career-high 195 yards and a touchdown, Jessiah McGrew made two interceptions and Florida International beat Western Kentucky 25-6 on Tuesday night to snap a 10-game road losing streak. The last road victory for FIU came on Oct. 18, 2023. The Panthers also ended a five-game losing streak in the series against WKU, with their first victory since 2018. Keyone Jenkins passed for 184 yards and a touchdown for FIU (3-3, 1-1 Conference USA). Alex Perry caught three passes for 86 yards. Maverick McIvor threw three interceptions for WKU (5-2, 3-1) after entering with just two on the season. He was 20 of 31 for 159 yards. Marvis Parrish rushed for 74 yards.

The analytics say that Louisville landed a player who appeared to improve every month with Kennesaw.

Louisiana Tech (4-4, 3-4 Conference USA) won on the road for the first time since beating UTEP 24-10 on Sept. 29, 2023

Jalen Milroe ran for two touchdowns and passed for three more, including scores of 84 and 55 yards to highly touted freshman Ryan Williams, and No. 5 Alabama breezed through Kalen DeBoer's debut with a 63-0 victory over Western Kentucky Saturday night.

 Plona came to WKU a year ago to coach under Lutz, leaving his only head coaching job, which was at Indian Hills Community College in Iowa.

Austin Reed threw four touchdown passes and Western Kentucky scored early to post a 41-28 win over Florida International in the regular-season finale on Saturday.

Austin Reed threw a 75-yard scoring strike to Malachi Corley in the fourth quarter and Western Kentucky became eligible for a bowl game after rallying for a 28-23 victory over Sam Houston on Saturday.

The Hilltoppers continued their recent dominance in their rivalry with Middle Tennessee State, with the latest win being a 31-10 victory at home Thursday night after dropping back-to-back road games. 

It was the most points FIU has allowed in program history.

With Conference USA losing nine members in the past two weeks, there's little reason for Western Kentucky University to stick around. And apparently, it won't.