Saturday, September 20, 2025

WCU Player of the Game (vs. Samford) Taron Dickens


Purple & Gold's "Catamount Player of the Game" for the Samford home game on September 20th is redshirt sophomore quarterback Taron Dickens


The Catamount Player of the GameTaron Dickens threw for career highs of six passing touchdowns and 582 yards to lead Western Carolina to a 50-35 victory over Samford on Saturday. Dickens completed 35 of 45 pass attempts and connected with 10 receivers, while tossing Camury Reid 3 TDs. Tyger also rushed four times for 42 total yards on the ground.  

Dickens posted the best passing performance in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to date this year with the second-most passing yards in both school and league history, tying former Samford QB Liam Welch for the latter.



Congratulations to Tyger for his selection as WCU Player of the Game.  


Picture Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations





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