Spring football in full swing

Running, throwing, catching, hitting, blocking and the sled drills everyone loves. These occurrences can mean only one thing –  football is back! Spring football officially started for Western on  March 16 and the players wore just helmets and shorts for the first few days. They switched over the helmets, shoulder pads and shorts on March 20. “In helmets it’s a […]

NFL veteran David Patten returns to WCU

Former catamount and 12-year NFL veteran David Patten (Photo courtesy of the WCU Athletic Department) Western Carolina’s football program has been in a tailspin over the last seven years, not seeing a winning season since posting a 5-4 record in 2005. With the hiring of Athletic Director Randy Eaton and Head Football Coach Mark Speir […]

Despite strong showing by the defense, catamounts suffer third consecutive loss

E.J. Whitmire Stadium was a packed house Saturday, largely in part because it was family weekend in Cullowhee. However, it was not enough to propel the catamounts to a victory as they came up short against Samford, 25-21. The catamounts played host to the Samford Bulldogs in their conference home opener. The catamounts pounced on Samford quarterback Andy Summerlin on […]

Catamounts pounce on lions in opener

It was a cat fight in Cullowhee on Thursday night when the lions from Mars Hill made a trip to E.J. Whitmire Stadium to take on the Catamounts. The catamounts struggled in their first series by missing a field goal, followed by a punt on the next. They seemed to settle down after that and used their […]

Catamounts devour Lions

Western Carolina improved to 1-1 on the season with a defeat of Mars Hill on Saturday night, 52-31. Shaun Warren carried 21 times for 203 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead the Catamounts to the victory. The game did not start out as well as the Catamounts might have liked however, when Jonas Randolph rushed […]

WCU Football Media Day

The Catamounts start their season this Thursday, September 1, 2011 when the Cats hit the road to face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Atlanta, Georgia. The weekend before the start of the seeson the WCU Catamounts Western met with the local media. The focus on all the players and coaches minds was getting back […]