During the countdown, we'll highlight the player whose number corresponds to that day in the countdown. 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 Saturday.
Since the official 2021 Catamount Football Roster has not yet been published, we'll use the 2021 Catamount Football Preseason Roster for jersey numbers until the new roster is posted, at which point we'll switch to the official roster for the remainder of the countdown.
It's now 12 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, September 4th, 2021, against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, in E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field, Cullowhee, NC.
From this point forward, most of the roster numbers have both an offensive and defensive player assigned to that number, today we will highlight both an offensive and defensive player - a cornerback & a quarterback:
#12 Rod Gattison
POSITION Cornerback
HEIGHT 5-11
WEIGHT 185
CLASS Sophomore
HOMETOWN Hartsville, S.C.
HIGH SCHOOL Hartsville HS
2020-21 (Sophomore): Played in all six games in the spring semester with one start … Recorded 26 total tackles on the season including 20 solo stops … Made his WCU debut in the spring-opener at Furman (Feb. 20), finishing with five total tackles … Recorded his first career interception against the Paladins, returning the pick 30 yards … Posted a career-high seven tackles including five solo stops against VMI (March 6) … Credited with three solo stops and a pass break-up at ETSU (March 27).
Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU from Georgia Military College … Played in 11 games in 2019 recording 14 tackles with 10 solo stops … Credited with three pass break-ups with one interception while also recovering a fumble; High School: Led Hartsville High with five interceptions as a senior … Finished with 35 total tackles as a prep with one fumble forced and one recovered while recording one defensive touchdown … Also played basketball and ran track as a prep.
Personal: Full name is Rod’Darius Gattison … Is the son of Pricilla Gattison.
#12 Meziah Scott
POSITION Quarterback
HEIGHT 6-0
WEIGHT 200
CLASS Freshman
HOMETOWN Petersburg, Va.
HIGH SCHOOL Petersburg HS
Prior to Western Carolina: Four-year starter at quarterback ... Named the Spring 2021 Region 3A Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team offense selection … Was nominated for the Mark L. Fischer Player of the Year Award ... Broke the Petersburg High career passing record with 5,034 yards and 48 passing TDs over his first 32 career games … Added 1,622 yards and 23 scores on the ground over his first three seasons … Three-time All-Region selection including an honorable mention as a freshman in 2017 and twice selected first-team … Dubbed first-team All-State as a junior in 2019 after passing for 2,006 yards and 21 TDs with 630 yards rushing and eight scores … Named the Region 3-A Offensive Player of the Year and Progress Index Athlete of the Year as a sophomore in 2018 … On the PHS Dean’s List ... Earned an associate’s degree from Richard Bland Community College upon his graduation from high school ... Also played baseball as a prep.
Personal: Full name is Meziah Ahman Scott … Goes by Meziah or “Zy” … Is the son of Jamilah and Petersburg High head football coach, Michael Scott … Has one older sibling, Creona, and two younger in Xavier and Micah.
CLASS Freshman
HOMETOWN Petersburg, Va.
HIGH SCHOOL Petersburg HS
Prior to Western Carolina: Four-year starter at quarterback ... Named the Spring 2021 Region 3A Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team offense selection … Was nominated for the Mark L. Fischer Player of the Year Award ... Broke the Petersburg High career passing record with 5,034 yards and 48 passing TDs over his first 32 career games … Added 1,622 yards and 23 scores on the ground over his first three seasons … Three-time All-Region selection including an honorable mention as a freshman in 2017 and twice selected first-team … Dubbed first-team All-State as a junior in 2019 after passing for 2,006 yards and 21 TDs with 630 yards rushing and eight scores … Named the Region 3-A Offensive Player of the Year and Progress Index Athlete of the Year as a sophomore in 2018 … On the PHS Dean’s List ... Earned an associate’s degree from Richard Bland Community College upon his graduation from high school ... Also played baseball as a prep.
Personal: Full name is Meziah Ahman Scott … Goes by Meziah or “Zy” … Is the son of Jamilah and Petersburg High head football coach, Michael Scott … Has one older sibling, Creona, and two younger in Xavier and Micah.
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