It's now 43 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Thursday, September 3th, 2020 at 7 pm, against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, in Roy Kid Stadium, Richmond, KY.
To help pass those long summer days, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season, and knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff day.
Today we'll highlight a tight end
#43 Luke Hoggard
POSITION Tight End/Running Back
HEIGHT 6-0
WEIGHT 220
CLASS Redshirt Junior
HOMETOWN Edenton, N.C.
HIGH SCHOOL John A. Holmes HS
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in seven games on the season as a reserve on offense and on special teams … Appeared in four-straight games to conclude the season … Did not record any official statistics.
2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Only played in one game on special teams, suiting up against his former team at North Carolina (Nov. 17) in his WCU debut ... Named to the 2018-19 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU from North Carolina after attending UNC as a walk-on ... Did not see game action ...
High School: Recorded 2,341 career passing yards and 26 touchdowns through the air as a two-year starter ... Helped guide his high school team to the state championship game as a senior ... Named all-conference and all-area as a senior ... Threw for 667 yards and eight TDs while rushing for 484 yards and six TDs as a senior ... Played for the winning East All-Stars in the 2017 North Carolina Coaches Association (NCCA) East-West All-Star game, completing 4-of-7 passes for 70 yards ... Also played baseball and basketball as a prep, helping Holmes High to a baseball state championship.
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