TJ Finley named starter for season opener at Alabama

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football team travels to Alabama on Saturday to open their season, and one question mark was resolved on Monday morning: the starting quarterback for the Tops.

Head Coach Tyson Helton announced that TJ Finley will get the green light against the Crimson Tide, but he made note that redshirt sophomore Caden Veltkamp should also see the field as well.

Coach Helton’s explained his thought process behind making the starter decision, saying, “TJ will run out there first, but what I’ve told both quarterbacks is they both need to be ready to play. We’ll see how the game goes.”

“I felt like in camp, either one of those men were deserving of being the starter. You could flip a coin to be quite honest with you. Yeah, but somebody has to run out there first, so TJ will run out there first,” Helton said.