26 Days until Catamount Football Kickoff - #26 Bo Simpson

It's now 26 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023, against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, AR.

To help pass those long summer days, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful a little 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 highlight a defensive back:

#26 Bo Simpson

 Position: Defensive Back
 Height:  5-10

 Weight:  185

 Class: Freshman
 Hometown:  Altamonte Springs, Fla.

 High School:  Seminole HS

Prior to Western Carolina: Over his final three seasons, recorded 112 total tackles including 65 solo stops and four tackles for loss with two sacks, according to MaxPreps … Had three career interceptions, two as a senior to go along with 34 tackles to earn first-team all-conference honors … Added 91 punt return yards in his final season … Had a 58 tackles junior season … Three-sport prep athlete, also playing basketball and baseball as a prep.

Personal: Is the son of Ebony and Nakoma Simpson … His First name is Antonio, but goes by “Bo”.