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Charlotte has named veteran transfer Cole Gonzales the starting quarterback, per ESPN sources. He was at Pitt in 2025, arriving via Oklahoma and Western Carolina. He beat out UNC transfer Conner Harrell and Duke transfer Grayson Loftis.
Gonzales had high-end success at Western Carolina, as he was first-team All-SoCon and league offensive POY in 2023, totaling 6,682 passing yards and 51 TD passes in 27 games. He’ll debut against Citadel on Sept. 5 and then play at Ole Miss the next week.
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Dickens' breaks Southern Conference single-season passing TD record in Western Carolina's 48-6 win
— Taron Dickens threw three touchdown passes in breaking the Southern Conference single-season passing TD record and leading Western Carolina to a 48-6 win over VMI in a regular-season finale on Saturday.
Byrd throws his first 3 TD passes in ETSU's 52-35 win over Western Carolina
— Jackson Byrd threw the first three touchdowns of his collegiate career and East Tennessee State defeated Western Carolina 52-35 on Saturday.
Atkinson leads Mercer in 49-47 win over Western Carolina, which gets 7 TD passes from Dickens
— Braden Atkinson threw three touchdown passes, CJ Miller ran for three scores, and Mercer defeated Western Carolina 49-47 on Saturday in a shootout to win the Southern Conference title.
Dickens throws 4 TD passes and Western Carolina hangs on to beat Chattanooga 35-28
— Taron Dickens threw four touchdown passes and Western Carolina beat Chattanooga 35-28 on Saturday night for the Catamounts' sixth straight win.
Taron Dickens throws 5 touchdown passes to lead Western Carolina past The Citadel 45-38
— Taron Dickens threw for 369 yards with five touchdowns and Western Carolina defeated The Citadel 45-38 on Saturday.
Dickens throws 4 passing TDs in Western Carolina's 52-7 rout over Furman
Taron Dickens threw four touchdown passes, and the Western Carolina defense forced four turnovers in a 52-7 win over Furman in a Southern Conference rout on Saturday afternoon.
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