It's now kickoff day for Catamount football, 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 the last two players and they are assigned to #0, one on defense and one on offense
#0 Bryce Wilson and #0 AJ Colombo
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#0 Bryce Wilson
Position: Defensive Line
Height: 6-3
Weight: 290
Class: Senior
Hometown: Lilburn, Ga.
College: Akron
High School: Parkview HS
High School: Parkview HS
Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU from Akron with one year of eligibility remaining;
At Akron: Four-year letter winner playing in 29 games from 2019 through 2022 ... Tallied 47 tackles with 21 solo stops and 4.5 tackles for loss ... Was an Academic All-MAC selection in 2020 ... Made his collegiate debut at Illinois in 2019, recording a pair of solo stops.
High School: Was a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com where he played defensive end and quarterback for head coach Eric Godree at Parkview HS ... 2018 Honorable Mention All-State and an All-Region pick ... Participated in the GACA All-Star game ... Also played basketball and participated in track as a prep ... National Honor Society member.
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#0 AJ Colombo
Position: Wide Receiver
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#0 AJ Colombo
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 5-8
Weight: 175
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Waxhaw, N.C.
High School: Cuthbertson HS
2022 (Freshman): Saw action in all 11 of the team’s games with one start at wide receiver … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at Charleston Southern (Sept. 3) with his first collegiate start against VMI (Oct. 1) … Finished the season with five catches for 36 yards, making his first reception against Presbyterian (Sept. 16) and catching a career-best two passes for 26 yards against The Citadel (Oct. 22) … Returned 14 punts for 124 total yards, averaging 8.9 yards per return with a long of 39 yards in the win over VMI (Oct. 1) … Dropped back on kickoff returns the final four games of the season, finishing with 11 returns for 258 yards and a team-best 23.5 yard per return average … Named to the 2022 Southern Conference All-Freshman team on special teams by the league’s head coaches … Hauled in six receptions for 67 yards including a 50-yard strike from QB Bennett Judy to pull the White team to within seven, 21-14, six possessions into WCU’s annual Spring Game … Received a partial scholarship from head coach Kerwin Bell following the conclusion of WCU’s annual spring drills ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Received a SoCon Commissioner's Medal.
Prior to Western Carolina: Was a three-time, first-team all-conference receiver at Cuthbertson High for head coach Trey Kavanaugh ... Recorded 154 career catches for 1,784 yards and seven touchdowns over three seasons as a prep, adding two kickoff returns for TDs ... Also rushed 162 times for 909 career yards with 17 touchdowns ... Posted a conference-record 17 receptions in a game as a junior ... Started his prep career at quarterback on the junior varsity team in 2018 ... Also played lacrosse as a prep, scoring 49 goals as a senior.
Personal: Full name is Armond Giuseppe Colombo, but prefers to go by "AJ" ... Is the son of Juliann and Thomas Colombo ... Was born in Boston, Mass. ... Has three older sisters - Gia, CeCe, and Gracie ... His father was a Hall of Fame quarterback at Villanova.
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