It's now 72 days until the kickoff of Catamount Football on Thursday, August 29, 2024, against the North Carolina State Wolfpack in Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC
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 will highlight an offensive lineman
#72 Blake Whitmore
Position Offensive Line
Height 6-2
Weight 295
Class Redshirt Senior
Hometown Raleigh, N.C.
High School Millbrook HS
2023 (Redshirt Junior): Started all 11 games along the offensive line at center … Helped the Catamounts to a school-record 5,545 yards of total offense … Named to the second-team All-Southern Conference by the league’s head coaches … Selected to the 2024 NFF Hampshire Honor Society.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): One of seven players to start all 11 games on the season, doing so from his offensive center position … Was one of three offensive linemen to start each game ... Helped the Catamount offense set a single-season school record of 5,339 yards of total offense … Credited with one tackle on the season coming at Georgia Tech (Sept. 10) ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman*): Started five games along the offensive line at center before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season ... Recovered a fumble at Gardner-Webb (Sept. 25).
2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in two games on the season as a reserve along the offensive line and on special teams … Did not record any official statistics ... Named to the 2020-21 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Freshman): Played in four games on the season as a reserve along the offensive line and on special teams, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Made his collegiate debut at home against Gardner-Webb (Oct. 5).
Prior to Western Carolina: Joined the Catamount football team as a preferred walk-on … Played center, guard, and long-snapper as a prep … Was named All-Cap-7 Conference along the offensive line as a senior ... High school coach was Clarence Inscore.
Personal: Is the son of Tina and Barry Whitmore.
Height 6-2
Weight 295
Class Redshirt Senior
Hometown Raleigh, N.C.
High School Millbrook HS
2023 (Redshirt Junior): Started all 11 games along the offensive line at center … Helped the Catamounts to a school-record 5,545 yards of total offense … Named to the second-team All-Southern Conference by the league’s head coaches … Selected to the 2024 NFF Hampshire Honor Society.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): One of seven players to start all 11 games on the season, doing so from his offensive center position … Was one of three offensive linemen to start each game ... Helped the Catamount offense set a single-season school record of 5,339 yards of total offense … Credited with one tackle on the season coming at Georgia Tech (Sept. 10) ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman*): Started five games along the offensive line at center before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season ... Recovered a fumble at Gardner-Webb (Sept. 25).
2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in two games on the season as a reserve along the offensive line and on special teams … Did not record any official statistics ... Named to the 2020-21 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Freshman): Played in four games on the season as a reserve along the offensive line and on special teams, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Made his collegiate debut at home against Gardner-Webb (Oct. 5).
Prior to Western Carolina: Joined the Catamount football team as a preferred walk-on … Played center, guard, and long-snapper as a prep … Was named All-Cap-7 Conference along the offensive line as a senior ... High school coach was Clarence Inscore.
Personal: Is the son of Tina and Barry Whitmore.
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