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Taron Dickens Finishes Second in Payton Award Voting
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Nashville, Tenn. – Representing Western Carolina University on the biggest awards stage that sets the table for Monday night’s NCAA Football Championship Subdivision National Championship game, Catamount redshirt sophomore quarterback Taron Dickens finished as the national runner-up for the 2025 Walter Payton Award, unveiled Saturday night at the Stats Perform FCS National Awards Show from the historic Woolworth Theatre just off Broadway.






