WKU, Helton in talks on 4-year contract extension
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Saturday afternoon, ESPN Insider Pete Thamel released a report stating that Western Kentucky University and football head coach Tyson Helton are in talks for a four-year contract extension, keeping Helton on the Hill through 2028.
Further details on the agreement have yet to be released.
Western Kentucky, Tyson Helton have 4-year deal in principle, per ESPN sources. Deal comes in the wake of six-straight bowl games at WKU. https://t.co/gAzVUbkmXS
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 28, 2024
In six seasons at WKU, Helton has led the Tops to a 48-32 record, with trips to six straight bowl games (four wins) and two Conference USA championship game appearances.
In Helton’s first season (2019), he brought home the C-USA Coach of the Year award, marking just the sixth time in program history for a Hilltopper coach to take the award, and first since Jack Harbaugh won the Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 2000.
As the team begins a postseason transformation, with a higher number of players than normal entering the transfer portal, Helton will now get to work to bring together another exciting roster, with sights set on the 2025 C-USA championship crown.
