97 Days 'till Kickoff - Tyler Junius

It's now 97 days until kickoff of Catamount football at the Raymond James Stadium, home of the University of South Florida Bulls on August 30th in in Tampa, FL.

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 the 100 day football countdown each day until kickoff day.

Since no player is currently assigned #97, we'll highlight one of our incoming freshmen.

Tyler Junius

Class:  Freshman
Hometown:  Winder, GA
High School:  Winder-Barrow HS
Height / Weight:  6-2 / 315
Position:  DL



Prior to Western Carolina: Was a four-year starter on both the offensive and defensive line ... Earned first team all-region offensive line for 8-AAAAA in Georgia as a senior ... Finished his senior season with 44.5 tackles including 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks ... High school coach was David Wagner.

Personal:  Is the son of Joseph and Melinda Junius ... Has a brother, Joey, whom with he played high school football.

Note: Chose Western Carolina over Georgia State, Presbyterian and Point University.

Courtesy WCU Media Relations