The 2024 Boca Raton Bowl features the 8-5 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers against the 8-4 James Madison Dukes. Here is the 2024 Boca Raton Bowl Preview.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Western Kentucky won eight games this season to qualify for a bowl game. The Hilltoppers defeated three bowl-eligible teams this season: Toledo, Sam Houston State and Jacksonville State. Of their five losses, only one was to a team that didn’t qualify for a bowl game: Louisiana Tech.
The Hilltoppers score 25.5 points per game, ranking 88th in the country. They pass for 261.8 yards (ranked 32nd) and rush for 116.0 yards per game (ranked 109th).
Caden Veltkamp was the starting quarterback, while T.J. Finley backed him up, but both are in the transfer portal. Six receivers have at least 200 yards on the season for Western Kentucky. Their leading receiver is Kisean Johnson, who has 66 catches for 855 yards and seven touchdowns…