It's now 11 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, August 29, 2026, against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels 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 highlight two (2) Catamount players currently assigned to #11 (one offense, one defense) on the WCU Preseason Roster:
#11 Isaac Lee
Weight: 190
Class: Junior
Hometown: Concord, N.C.
High School: Jay M. Robinson HS
2025 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in five games as a reserve at quarterback … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener against Gardner-Webb (Aug. 30) … Finished the season 31-for-54 (57.4%) passing for 279 yards and two touchdowns, adding 21 rushes for 145 yards and a rushing score … Tossed his first career TD pass on a 69-yard toss to Malik Knight midway through the second quarter against Gardner-Webb (Aug. 30) … Posted his best completion percentage with an 8-for-10 (80%) effort at Wake Forest (Sept. 6), adding 40 rushing yards on five carries … Finished with a career-best 19 completions (19-of-31) for a career-high 132 yards and a touchdown against Elon (Sept. 13) … Capped scoring in WCU’s 52-7 rout of Furman (Oct. 11) with a 66-yard touchdown rush … Also saw limited time in the regular-season finale against VMI (Nov. 22) ... Named to the 2025-26 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2024 (Freshman): Did not see game action, remaining eligible for a redshirt ... Named to the 2024-25 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Western Carolina: Joined the Catamount football team as a walk-on, providin depth at the QB position ... Three-year varsity letter winner, playing in 31 career games ... According to MaxPreps, finished 288-of-434 passing (66.4%) for 4,666 yards and 57 career touchdowns ... Tossed 30 TD passes as a senior, averaging 203.6 passing yards per game coming on 150 completions (150-of-224) ... Rushed for 161 yards on 53 carries as a prep with a pair of rushing TDs as a senior ... Two-sport athlete as a prep, playing football and basketball.
Personal: Is the son of Grey Lee and Erin Kee... has five siblings named Anna Grace, Jonathan, Samuel, Rachel, and Nathaniel
2024 (Freshman): Did not see game action, remaining eligible for a redshirt ... Named to the 2024-25 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Western Carolina: Joined the Catamount football team as a walk-on, providin depth at the QB position ... Three-year varsity letter winner, playing in 31 career games ... According to MaxPreps, finished 288-of-434 passing (66.4%) for 4,666 yards and 57 career touchdowns ... Tossed 30 TD passes as a senior, averaging 203.6 passing yards per game coming on 150 completions (150-of-224) ... Rushed for 161 yards on 53 carries as a prep with a pair of rushing TDs as a senior ... Two-sport athlete as a prep, playing football and basketball.
Personal: Is the son of Grey Lee and Erin Kee... has five siblings named Anna Grace, Jonathan, Samuel, Rachel, and Nathaniel
#11 Marco Patierno
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-1
Weight: 230
Class: Fifth Year
Hometown: Wake Forest, N.C.
High School: Heritage HS
College: EMU & Elon
Height: 6-1
Weight: 230
Class: Fifth Year
Hometown: Wake Forest, N.C.
High School: Heritage HS
College: EMU & Elon
Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU after spending the 2025 season at Eastern Michigan and three seasons at Elon;
At EMU: Played in nine games with three starts, recording 42 total tackles, including 13 solo stops and 1.5 for loss ... Recorded a quarterback hurry against LIU on Sept. 6;
At Elon: Played in 22 career games for the Phoenix, finishing with 109 tackles, including seven for loss with a sack, and three fumble recoveries ... Played in three games in 2022, remaining eligible for a redshirt ... Earned Freshman All-America honors from FCS Stats Perform, FCS Football Central, and Phil Steele in 2023 ... Named on the Jerry Rice Award Watch List at midseason, given to the nation's top freshman ... Played in 11 games with nine starts, recording 68 tackles, including 36 solo stops and five tackles for loss with 0.5 sack ... Added two fumble recoveries, a QBH and PBU, and scored a defensive touchdown on a 23-yard fumble recovery returned for a TD against Hampton ... In 2024 for Elon, started eight games with 39 tackles, including two for loss ... Had nine tackles against Richmond and posted eight stops against Western Carolina ... Was listed among FloFootball's Top 10 Defensive Players in the CAA.
Personal: Full name is Marco Joseph Patierno ... Is the son of Alycia and Vito Patierno... has a brother also named Vito ... Majored in Sport Management.
Personal: Full name is Marco Joseph Patierno ... Is the son of Alycia and Vito Patierno... has a brother also named Vito ... Majored in Sport Management.
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