It's now 43 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, August 30, 2025, against the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs in E.J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC.
To help pass those long summer days and get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season and more knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff day.
Today, we will highlight a Linebacker:
#43 Braeden Barger
Weight 230
Class Freshman
Hometown Weddinton, N.C.
High School Weddington HS
Prior to Western Carolina: Three-year starter … Two-time all-conference, named first-team all-conference and first-team All-Union County as a senior, where he was a team captain … Named the Charlotte area Linebacker of the Year, finishing with 87 total tackles, including 14 for loss with four sacks … Selected as the Luke Kuechly High School Defensive Player of the Year and the Charlotte Friday Night Lights Linebacker of the Year … Selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas … Credited with 230 career tackles, including 40 tackles for loss and eight sacks.

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