Monday, June 15, 2026

75 Days to WCU Football Kickoff - #75 Renard Smith

                                                                                                       

It's now 75 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 #75 on the WCU Preseason Roster:

#75 Renard Smith











Position Offensive Line
Height 6-4
Weight 310
Class Redshirt Junior
Hometown Dallas, Ga
College:  University of Pikeville (UPike)
High School East Paulding HS









2025 (Redshirt Sophomore):
Played in seven of the team’s 12 seasonal games with one start … Made his WCU debut with his first start in the season-opener against Gardner-Webb (Aug. 30) … Did not record any official statistics, but helped guide a Catamount offense to record numbers in 2025, finishing with a school-record 5,920 total yards, including 4,268 passing yards and 1,652 yards on the ground.

Prior to Western Carolina: Played in 10 games at UPike during the 2024 season along the offensive line and on special teams … Named to the second-team All-Appalachian Athletics Conference in 2024;

High School: Played football and basketball, as well as field events in track & field as a prep.







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