14 days to WCU Football Kickoff - #14 Malik Richardson & Toler Keigley

Welcome to the eleventh annual Catamount Football "100 days to Football Kickoff Countdown".

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 14 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 the number, today we will highlight both an offensive and defensive player:

#14 Malik Richardson

POSITION Nickelback

HEIGHT 6-4
WEIGHT 210
CLASS Redshirt Freshman
HOMETOWN Sumter, S.C.
HIGH SCHOOL Lakewood HS

2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman): Converted to running back prior to the season … Played in three games as a reserve on offense and on special teams … Rushed seven times for 17 yards … Rushed three times at Liberty (Nov. 14) … Rushed a career-high four times for 15 yards at Furman (Feb. 20) ... Named to the 2020-21 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2019 (Freshman): Only saw action in one game as a reserve at quarterback, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Made his collegiate debut at Wofford (Oct. 19), recording three rushes and one incomplete pass attempt … Named to the 2019-20 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Western Carolina: Two-year varsity starter as a pro-style quarterback … As a senior, completed 69-of-137 passes for 938 yards and five touchdowns against five interceptions … Rushed 177 times for 964 yards and eight TDs … Nominated to compete in the Touchstone Energy North-South All-Star Game … Chosen to play in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl in Dallas, Texas in January 2019 … As a junior, completed 85-of-165 passes for 907 yards and seven scores while also rushing for 769 yards on 132 carries … Is a two-star recruit according to both 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … Also runs track as a prep where he qualified for the state championship ... Originally committed to East Carolina ... Signed in the National Signing Early period … High school head coach was Larry Cornelius.

Personal: Full name is Malik Michel Richardson … Is the son of Geraldine Richardson and Malcolm Chatman.

#14 Toler Keigley

POSITION Wide Receiver 

HEIGHT 6-1 

WEIGHT 190 

CLASS Freshman 

HOMETOWN Pensacola, Fla.

HIGH SCHOOL Mobile Christian HS

Prior to Western Carolina: Started his prep career at Gulf Breeze High before playing his final two prep years at Mobile Christian … Named second-team All-State in Alabama as a senior … Over his final three seasons, caught 84 passes for 1,439 career yards with 22 touchdowns … Had 30+ receptions in his final two seasons at Mobile Christian with 18 TDs … Listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and a two-star prospect by Rivals.com … Originally committed to East Carolina as a prep … High school coach was Ronnie Cottrell.

Personal: Full name is Toler Thomas Keigley … Is the son of Ashley and Brian Keigley … Father played football at Georgia Tech and LSU as a kicker … Has a younger sibling, Stella Keigley.