Post by The Cats on Feb 16, 2021 8:49:29 GMT -5
7. WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS
LOCATION: Cullowhee, North Carolina
STADIUM: E.J. Whitmire Stadium
HEAD COACH: Mark Speir (35-60, ninth season)
2019 RECORD: 3-9, 2-6 Southern (8th)
THE SKINNY: Picked last in the two SoCon preseason poll, the Catamounts hope to be a surprise. They went 0-3 in the fall, including a pair of FBS defeats, and are 2-13 on the road since the start of the 2018 season. The defense has some excellent players, including defensive end Jayden Pauling returning from injury, but it has to produce better results. Ty Harris (106) and Trevor Childers (99) were two of the SoCon's leading tacklers in 2019, and safety A.J. Rogers had the team high (21) in the fall. Redshirt junior Will Jones was the starting quarterback in the fall, but he's faced competition this preseason from Penn grad transfer Ryan Glover. No matter who's the starter, the Catamounts went to get the ball in the hands of running back Donnavan Spencer, wide receiver Daquan Patten and tight end Owen Cosenke.
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