Battle of the Bluegrass
The Battle of the Bluegrass is the name given to the Eastern Kentucky–Western Kentucky football rivalry. Both schools were formerly members of the Ohio Valley Conference, and played against each other regularly until Western Kentucky's transition from the National Collegiate [Athletic Association|NCAA]'s FCS to FBS in 2008. The two teams have met 86 times on the football field, with Western Kentucky currently holding a 48–35–3 edge in the all-time series. The series resumed again in 2017, when Western Kentucky hosted Eastern [Kentucky Colonels football|Eastern Kentucky] in a game played at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium. The two teams met again on September 7, 2024.