NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion University football travels to WKU on Saturday, Oct. 20 to take on the Hilltoppers at 7:30 p.m. ET.
| Old Dominion (1-6, 0-4 C-USA) at WKU (1-5, 0-2 C-USA) | |||
| Date | Saturday, Oct. 20 • 7:30 p.m. ET • Bowling Green, Ky. • Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium | ||
| Where to Watch | ESPN+ | ||
| Listen | ODU Sports Radio Network | ||
| Series | WKU Leads 4-0 | ||
| Game Notes | Old Dominion WKU | ||
> ODU is coming off a 42-40 loss to Marshall, while WKU lost at Charlotte 40-14
> Quarterback Blake LaRussa completed 31-of-54 passes for 296-yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
> Senior wide receiver Isaiah Harper tied a season-high with eigh catches.
>Senior receiver Travis Fulgham caught three passes for 54-yards and a touchdown. It was Fulgham’s fourth-straight game with a touchdown catch.
> In his second career game, true freshman running back Will Knight rushed 11 times for 70-yards. Kesean Strong made his second career start, rushing 15 times for 52-yards and catching four passes for 47-yards and a touchdown.
> Senior defensive end Oshane Ximines recorded a sack for the sixth-straight games, registering seven tackles and his first career
interception.
> True freshman safety Justinn Richardson made his first career start, recording a team-best eight tackles.
> Senior Sean Carter tied Richardson with a team-high eight tackles.
Ximines Sack Watch
Oshane Ximines already holds the ODU single-season and
career sacks record, and he is second among active FBS players with 29.5 sacks. He trails fellow C-USA player, Jaylon Ferguson of Louisiana Tech.
NCAA Active Career Sack Leaders
| Rank | Name | School | Sacks |
| 1. | Jaylong Ferguson | Louisiana Tech | 33.5 |
| 2. | Oshane Ximines | Old Dominion | 29.5 |
| 3. | Sutton Smith | Northern Illinois | 22.0 |
| 4. | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | 21.5 |
| 5. | Brian Burns | Florida State | 21.0 |
Ximines Tied for Nation Lead
Oshane Ximines has 8.5 sacks on the year, tying him for the FBS lead. The 8.5 sacks tie his own school record he set last season. Ximines owns the top three single-season sack totals in school history.
FBS Sack Leaders (2018)
| Rank | Name | School | Sacks |
| 1. | Oshane Ximines | Old Dominion | 8.5 |
| Nate Harvey | East Carolina | 8.5 | |
| Wyatt Ray | Boston College | 8.5 |
LaRussa Passing Yards Per Game
Despite throwing for 40-yards in the season-opener and 143-yards in game two against Liberty, Blake LaRussa is 20th in the FBS with 269 passing yards per game.
He is second only to Mason Fine of North Texas in passing yards among C-USA quarterbacks
C-USA Passing Yards
| Player | School | Passing Yards |
| Mason Fine | North Texas | 2210 |
| Blake LaRussa | Old Dominion | 1614 |
Fulgham on Fire
Travis Fulgham has caught a touchdown pass in four-straight games to give ODU a solid 1-2 receiving punch with Jonathan Duhart. In his last four games, Fulgham has 25 catches for 425-yards and four touchdowns. The TD streak is the second longest in his career. In 2016 he had six-straight games with a touchdown.
| Catches | Rec. Yards | Touchdowns | |
| First 3 Games | 5 | 64 | 0 |
| Last 4 Games | 25 | 425 | 4 |