17 Days 'till kickoff - #17 Dante Stewart

It's now 17 days until kickoff of Catamount football at Floyd Stadium, home of the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee State on August 29th in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

To help pass those long summer days until football season starts, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season, we'll continue with the 100 day football countdown to kickoff. 

#17 Dante Stewart

Class: Redshirt Junior
Hometown: Swansea, SC
High School: Calhoun County
Last College: Clemson
Height / Weight: 5-8 / 185
Position: Cornerback






2012 (Redshirt Junior): Transferred to Western Carolina during 2013 fall camp

Prior to Western Carolina: Was originally a walk-on who later earned a scholarship at Clemson in the summer of 2012 ... Redshirted in 2010 ... Played in nine games with one start between the 2011 and 2012 seasons as a reserve cornerback ... Recorded six career tackles over a combined 67 snaps including a career-high five tackles in 2012, three coming against Ball State ... Made his first career start at Duke in 2012 ... Played on special teams for the Tigers against #22 West Virginia in the Orange Bowl; High School: Was a two-way player who lettered at Calhoun County High and head coach Walt Wilson ... Played running back and defensive back as a prep, earning a bid to play in the North-South All-Star game as a senior.

Personal: Intended major is sociology.

Courtesy WCU Athletic Media Relations