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Western Kentucky shuts out Eastern Kentucky, powered by Young's two touchdowns

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Western Kentucky blanks Eastern Kentucky 31-0 for its fourth straight series victory

TJ Finley threw for 351 yards and a touchdown, Elijah Young rushed for 52 yards and two scores and Western Kentucky blanked Eastern Kentucky 31-0

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Dalvin Smith - Catches TDSmith had four catches for 34 yards and a touchdown against EKU on Saturday.

ImpactIt was expected Smith would become the top receiver in this pass-happy offense with Malachi Corley moving on to the NFL. It's been a slow start, but at least Smith did find the end zone in this one.

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Kisean Johnson - Nets 119 yards receivingJohnson caught six passes for 119 yards and ran twice for 14 yards against EKU on Saturday.

ImpactThe Hilltoppers opened the season against Alabama, so it was presumed there would be little to be gleaned from that one. With a chance to get the offense moving, Johnson not only had the most catches for WKU, nobody else on the team had more than 76 yards from scrimmage. The Alabama State transfer was the standout receiver in this one.

SEPTEMBER 7•ROTOWIRE

L.T. Sanders - Finds end zoneSanders ran four times for 28 yards and a touchdown against EKU.

ImpactSanders is clearly the backup to Elijah Young, and this offense doesn't run the ball much. He broke off a 21-yard touchdown run. That's the kind of thing he has to do to make a fantasy impact.

SEPTEMBER 7•ROTOWIRE

Elijah Young - Rushes for two TDsYoung ran 13 times for 52 yards and two touchdowns against EKU. He also caught three passes for 24 yards.

ImpactThe WKU offense is built around the pass, so much so the fact Young ran for 474 yards and three touchdowns qualified as noteworthy. While he may not do a ton on the ground, he has seven catches through two games, which is intriguing.

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TJ Finley - Throws for over 350 yardsFinley went 27-for-39 for 351 yards and a touchdown against EKU on Saturday. He also ran three times for 13 yards.

ImpactIt was expected Finley would look better than he did against Alabama, and that is true. And yet, it's a little disappointing he only totaled one touchdown. However, he was the only WKU quarterback to play, so the job is clearly his with a full slate of Conference USA matchups to come.

SEPTEMBER 7•ROTOWIRE

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