The Western Kentucky football team is scheduled to report for the start of fall camp and the 2014 season Friday. The team is scheduled to practice at 3:30 p.m. Saturday after its media day at 9 a.m. Saturday.

The Hilltoppers’ first 14 scheduled practices – up to Aug. 15 – will be open to the public. The remaining practices will be closed.

“We’ve taken the first four opponents and put a gameplan together and have a general idea of what we think we’re going to see,” WKU coach Jeff Brohm said about the start of camp. “So the first part of camp we’ll focus on getting better and getting into the things we need to get into to be successful on both sides of the ball and special teams. As it gets closer then we’ll narrow it down again and re-gameplan and make sure we know exactly what we’re doing.”

Said WKU senior offensive lineman Cam Clemmons: “Every team is here is going to say their goal is to have the chance to compete for a championship. So everyday we’re just taking things one day at a time, going along with the process and doing what we got to do to give ourselves a chance to be a champion. Right now it’s Game One. Bowling Green, they’re a big-time football team. They’re really good. After that it’ll be Illinois and so forth and so forth. Just one game at a time.”

Said senior quarterback Brandon Doughty: “We had a good summer. I think as a unit, we’ve really gotten better – I think offensively and defensively, we really have, I truly believe that. The strength of our team is our offense, but I really think us pushing those defensive guys has made them step. I noticed that at the end of summer camp. I definitely think I got my confidence up. It’s at an all-time high this year and I’m definitely looking forward to leading this team and getting to know these guys a little bit more as camp goes by.”