It's now 60 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, August 29, 2026, against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels in EJ 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 highlight the Catamount player currently assigned to #60 on the WCU Preseason Roster:
#60 Bryan McCollum
Position Kicker
Height 5-8
Weight 165
Class Redshirt Freshman
Hometown Sanford, N.C.
High School Southern Lee HS
2025 (Freshman): Played in just one game as a true freshman, making his collegiate debut in the regular-season finale at VMI (Nov. 22) … Scored 12 points in his first college game, connecting on all six PAT attempts and connecting on a pair of field goals of 24 and 29 yards in the winning effort … Earned Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week accolades following the VMI win … Had one kickoff for 55 yards.
Prior to Western Carolina: Four-year varsity letter winner … Named special teams MVP … According to MaxPreps, over 35 career games, scored 94 points kicking – 67 made PATs and nine field goals, including a career-long of 56 yards as a junior … Had 16 kickoffs with nine touchbacks … Named to the 5th annual Academic All-America team in North Carolina by High School Football America … Also played baseball as a prep where he was an All-Sandhills Athletic Conference selection.
Personal: Is the son of Carolina and Fredy McCollum … Is the younger brother of former Catamount kicker Richard McCollum, who finished his career at WCU ranked second in the program for career points scored. Older brother, Freddy, kicked collegiately at Wingate.
Height 5-8
Weight 165
Class Redshirt Freshman
Hometown Sanford, N.C.
High School Southern Lee HS
2025 (Freshman): Played in just one game as a true freshman, making his collegiate debut in the regular-season finale at VMI (Nov. 22) … Scored 12 points in his first college game, connecting on all six PAT attempts and connecting on a pair of field goals of 24 and 29 yards in the winning effort … Earned Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week accolades following the VMI win … Had one kickoff for 55 yards.
Prior to Western Carolina: Four-year varsity letter winner … Named special teams MVP … According to MaxPreps, over 35 career games, scored 94 points kicking – 67 made PATs and nine field goals, including a career-long of 56 yards as a junior … Had 16 kickoffs with nine touchbacks … Named to the 5th annual Academic All-America team in North Carolina by High School Football America … Also played baseball as a prep where he was an All-Sandhills Athletic Conference selection.
Personal: Is the son of Carolina and Fredy McCollum … Is the younger brother of former Catamount kicker Richard McCollum, who finished his career at WCU ranked second in the program for career points scored. Older brother, Freddy, kicked collegiately at Wingate.
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