Cullowhee, N.C. – Excitement for the 2025 fall athletic seasons at Western Carolina University ramps up on Monday (Aug. 11) night as the Catamount Sports Network hosts the 2025 Fall Sports Preview Show, presented by Stanberry Insurance, live on location at Catamount Jaxe (114 Market St., Cullowhee), the new home for Catamount Football Weekly each Monday night beginning Aug. 25.
 
The online, interactive show begins at 6 p.m. and airs on the Catamount Athletics Facebook page (fb.com/catamountsports). Fans can write in questions through the comments section during the show. New this year, CSN looks to also simulcast the show on its official YouTube channel (youtube.com/@CatamountSports/streams).
 
Fans are encouraged to visit Catamount Jaxe to take part in the coaches' show live-on-location as a part of the in-person audience. Each of WCU's four fall sport coaches will be scheduled guests to discuss the offseason since last fall, summer access, and preseason workouts ahead of the 2025 regular season.
 
Head coach of the two-time defending Southern Conference women's soccer champion Catamounts, Chad Miller, will join the show to highlight what has been going on with his squad since claiming a second-straight ring. WCU's longest tenured coach, volleyball head coach Karen Glover, joins the show to talk about her youthful 2025 pride of Catamounts.
 
One of the busiest coaches on campus, WCU track & field alum Jesse Norman, who continues to lead the Catamount track & field/cross country teams, joins the show to talk about his distance event runners, including a men's side that is riding consecutive runner-up finishes at the end of the 2024 regular season and conference championship.
 
Catamount fifth-year head football coach Kerwin Bell will also be on location for the 2025 preview show. Topics ranging from spring ball, the transfer portal, SoCon Media Day and preseason polls, fall camp, and a preview of the 2025 season and the seasonal show, Catamount Football Weekly, presented by Stanberry Insurance. WCU enters the year ranked 18th in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25, one of two SoCon teams among the 25 ranked squads and one of four total receiving votes.
 
Catamount Jaxe & Social House features a rustic cabin-inspired space that includes axe throwing lanes and a welcoming and cozy social hub and patio for unwinding and gathering with friends. In addition to hosting the Catamount Coaches Show, the weekly schedule through the fall includes trivia nights and drink specials.
 
This coming week, the regular season for Catamount women's soccer gets underway with a pair of home matches as WCU hosts archrival Appalachian State in the season-opener on Thursday, Aug. 14 (6 p.m.) and High Point on Sunday, Aug. 17 (1 p.m.). Catamount football holds its second preseason scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 16 (6 p.m.). The volleyball team holds its lone preseason exhibition on Friday, Aug. 22, hosting UNC Pembroke at 6 p.m. on Ingles Court in the Ramsey Center. Cross country opens its 2025 season looking to build upon last year's pair of top-five finishes with the Covered Bridge Open, hosted by App State in Boone on Friday, Aug. 29.
 
Home admission for Western Carolina women's soccer at the Catamount Athletics Complex and Catamount volleyball on Ingles Court in the Ramsey Center are free of charge through the 2025 season, courtesy of First Bank.
 
Both season and single-game tickets for the five home football dates in #CatamountCountry remain on sale now through the WCU Athletics Ticket Office, located on the first floor of the Ramsey Center, or by phone at (828) 227-2401. Fans can also purchase tickets and game day parking in advance online at CatamountSports.com/BuyTickets. Season tickets remain the best bet for securing tickets to each of WCU's highly-anticipated six home dates as preseason ticket sales remain brisk.
  2025 Catamount Football Preseason Practice Schedule:
Mon., Aug. 11 – Practice #11 – 8:30 am – 11:00 am (uppers)
Mon., Aug. 11 - Kerwin Bell on 2025 Catamount Fall Sports Preview - Facebook LIVE
Tues., Aug. 12 – Practice #12 – 8:30 am – 11:00 am (full pads)
Wed., Aug. 13 – Practice #13 – 8:30 am – 11:00 am (uppers)
Thurs., Aug. 14 – No Practice (Off Day – Film)
Fri., Aug. 15 – Practice #14 – 8:30 am – 11:00 am (helmets only)
Fri., Aug. 15 – WCU Freshman Student Convocation
Sat., Aug. 16 – Practice #15 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (scrimmage, full – student day)
Sun., Aug 17 – Athletics Welcome Back Event at Catamount Soccer – 12:30 pm
Sun. Aug. 17 – Catamount Football Team Building Event – 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Mon., Aug. 18 – First Day of Classes at WCU – No Practice (Off-Day)
Tues., Aug. 19 – Begins in-season practice schedule – 4:30 pm
 
Keep track of everything related to Catamount football and WCU Athletics through its social media outlets on Facebook (FB.com/CatamountSports, FB.com/WesternCarolinaFootball), Twitter (@catamounts, @CatamountsFB), and Instagram (wcu_catamounts, catamountsfb).
 
Important Dates in Catamount Athletics & Catamount Football:
Mon., Aug. 11 - 2025 Catamount Fall Sports Preview Coaches Show – 6 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 14 – Catamount Football Ladies Night – Whitmire Stadium – 5 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 14 – Catamount Soccer vs. Appalachian State  (Season Opener, E+) – 6 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 17 – Catamount Soccer vs. High Point – 1 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 22 – Catamount Volleyball vs. UNC Pembroke (Exhibition) – 6 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 30 – Catamount Football vs. Gardner-Webb – 6 p.m. (Postgame Fireworks)
Sun., Aug. 31 – Catamount Soccer vs. Tennessee (First Bank Beach Night) – 6 p.m.
Tues., Sept. 9 – Catamount Volleyball vs. UNC Asheville (First Bank Beach Night) – 6 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 12 – The Bob Waters Memorial Golf Tournament – Sequoyah National in Cherokee, N.C.
Sat., Sept. 13 – Catamount Football vs. Elon – 2:30 p.m. (White Out Whitmire! Wear White!)