Overview
- ESPN Events announced Sunday that Western Michigan accepted a Myrtle Beach Bowl bid to play Kennesaw State in Conway, South Carolina.
- Kickoff is set for Friday, Dec. 19 at 11:00 a.m. ET, with the game televised on ESPN.
- Kennesaw State (10-3, 8-1 C-USA) won the Conference USA title to clinch the program’s first bowl game in its second FBS season.
- Western Michigan (9-4, 8-1 MAC) enters as MAC champion after ranking among league leaders in time of possession, penalties, red zone defense and third-down defense.
- Head coaches Jerry Mack of KSU and Lance Taylor of WMU each earned their conference’s 2025 Coach of the Year award.