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In a John Calipari world, being offered a walk-on spot with the Cats is rare, but one of the state's most talented seniors, Taveion Hollingsworth, walked away from that opportunity instead to sign up for a scholarship with WKU.

He/she/it is lovable, vivacious, and a little on the hefty side, but that's Big Red. SB Nation College Football has taken on the monumental task of calculating the weight of all 129 college mascots. Who knew a Golden Hurricane (Tulsa) weighed over a million pounds? Watch!

So, Guy Jordan, the Associate Art Professor at WKU conquered ABC's game show '500 Questions'. Seriously.

So this is pretty cool. A Western Kentucky University Associate Professor Guy Jordan is currently appearing on the second season of ABC's quiz show '500 Questions'.

At Western Kentucky University The Spirit Makes The Master and no one exemplifies that more than President Gary Ransdell. A proud WKU alum, Dr. Ransdell understands and appreciates everything that a Hilltopper embodies. For close to twenty years, Dr. Ransdell has served the university as President, but recently announced his reign as King of the Hill is winding down.

If you know anything about me, you know how much I love football. And, you know how proud I am to be a Western Kentucky Hilltopper. So, imagine my excitement when I found out that there is a Women's Football Clinic being hosted by the Hilltoppers this summer! I think this sounds awesome...

The Western Kentucky University Owensboro Alumni chapter is hosting an the 'Dinner, Drinks and Tour of the Augenstein Alumni Center', Saturday, February 1st. Tour the beautiful new Augenstein Alumni Center and enjoy the men's basketball game against Texas State that evening!

This is pretty cool.  WKU grad and Hartford native, Kirker Butler, is hard at work these days co-executive producing and writing the sitcom The Neighbors.  And, now, his show has garnered an Emmy award nomination!

Western Kentucky's Toppers On Tour is planning a stop here in Owensboro! Tuesday, June 11th at 6:00pm at the Cliff Hagan Boys and Girls Club you can see some of the Hilltopper Head Coaches!

"Stand up and cheer, stand up and cheer for dear ole Western"... Yes, I know every word of the Western Kentucky Hilltopper fight song! I am a PROUD WKU alum and am SO excited for our upcoming football season! The 2013 schedule was released today and it's a good 'en! Western will face two SEC opponents in back-to-back weeks, two games at a NFL stadium, two nationally-televised games, an a