An overview of the media coverage from the hiring of Tyson Helton as the 21st head coach in WKU Football history on November 27, 2018...
Bowling Green Daily News
New coach Helton vows to return excitement to Hilltopper football, by Brad Stephens: "Tyson Helton has a promise for Western Kentucky fans: They won't be bored at his team's games. 'I want every time we throw that football down there, everybody takes a deep breath and goes, 'Oh my God, there they go again,'' Helton said Tuesday..."
Doughty, White excited for Hilltoppers' future under Helton, by Brad Stephens: "Brandon Doughty and Mike White are two of the most successful quarterbacks in Western Kentucky history. Both men led the Hilltoppers to Conference USA championships. Both were mentored by Tyson Helton. And both were thrilled Monday when they learned WKU hired Helton as its new football coach..."
Former players' opinions weigh heavily in Helton's hire, by Brad Stephens: "Todd Stewart already knew Tyson Helton well from the two years Helton spent at Western Kentucky. Stewart wanted to gauge the input of Helton's former players and see if what they told him matched his instincts..."
Strong family ties help mold Helton's coaching career, by Elliott Pratt: "Kim Helton must have made coaching look fun. His sons both graduated from Houston with degrees usually breeding success outside of the grind of football coaching. Clay Helton earned an interdisciplinary mathematics degree and Tyson Helton, five years Clay's junior, earned a bachelor's degree in business..."
WBKO TV - Bowling Green
Helton Introduced As WKU Head Football Coach
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Louisville Courier Journal
Helton takes over as Western Kentucky's next football coach, by Lucas Aulbach: "It was a cold and snowy afternoon Tuesday when Tyson Helton was introduced as Western Kentucky's next football coach, but he wouldn't have it any other way. Helton was named head coach of the Hilltopper football program Tuesday..."
WKU wants the next Jeff Brohm (no pressure, Coach Helton), by Lucas Aulbach: "Todd Stewart nailed it when he hired Jeff Brohm to coach Western Kentucky's football team in 2014, and he knows it. And while we're at it, he'll openly admit that he's hoping to replicate that success with his latest hire, former WKU offensive coordinator Tyson Helton..."
College Heights Herald
Helton hopes to bring exciting offense with him in return to the Hill, by Matt Stahl: "The introduction of new football head coach Tyson Helton carried one major theme: WKU's desire to return to its former success, which Helton was part of. The emphasis was clear from the moment that President Timothy Caboni took the podium in the Jack and Jackie Harbaugh Club Tuesday..."
247 Sports - Knoxville
Helton officially hired at Western Kentucky, by Patrick Brown: "Tennessee and Jeremy Pruitt officially are in the market for a new offensive coordinator. Western Kentucky on Tuesday officially announced the hire of Tyson Helton, who spent one season with the Vols, as its new head coach after the two sides finalized a deal..."
Knox News
Former UT Vols OC Helton promises Western Kentucky football will 'put on a show', by Blake Toppmeyer: "If Tyson Helton is going to be criticized as Western Kentucky's coach, it won't be for being too conservative. Helton made that promise Tuesday during a news conference introducing him as WKU's new football coach..."
Associated Press
Western Kentucky hires Helton as head football coach: "Western Kentucky knew who it wanted as the Hilltoppers' next football coach, and Tyson Helton was eager to rejoin the program he knows so very well. Both hope it makes for a good fit..."
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