After yet another lightning delay, the Catamounts finally looked like the team head coach Kerwin Bell had been waiting to see. Running back Josh Perry ran for 142 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Lex Thomas threw for 268 yards and a score while Western Carolina found its rhythm in the second half to beat Presbyterian 58-14 […]
Western Carolina no match for FBS foe Cincinnati in a 62-10 rout
September 14, 2026 by
CINCINNATI – For about 25 minutes of play, Western Carolina looked like they belonged. The FCS Catamounts trailed FBS Cincinnati by just four points late in the second quarter – as close as the game would get. WCU quarterback Lex Thomas capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run, pulling the Catamounts within […]
WCU pep rally prepares students for homecoming game
October 25, 2013 by
Cold weather didn’t stop WCU students from celebrating the second event of WCU’s elaborate Home coming week, the 2013 pep rally. Around 7:30 p.m. hundreds of students gathered around the university’s central plaza for music, free pizza and giveaways. “I believe that this really shows the true spirit of WCU students. This gets us really […]
Catamount Football Spring Update
March 20, 2012 by
The Western Carolina football program began it’s mandated spring practices under new coach, Mark Speir last week. The team practiced in full pads and Speir was pleased with the effort of his players. “Overall, I was really pleased with the intensity and focus and the way our guys came out and attacked this first day […]
Athletic quarterbacks highlight Speir’s first recruiting class
February 4, 2012 by
It was pretty clear what type of players Western Carolina head football coach, Mark Speir and his staff was looking for when they began their short recruiting trips in early January. “What we decided as a staff is that we better just go out and find the best athletes and the best football players we […]
