Justin Rascati (born February 8, 1984) is an American football coach, who is currently the pass game coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL).
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
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| Title | Pass game coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 8, 1984 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position | Quarterback |
| High school | Buchholz (Gainesville, Florida) |
| College | Louisville (2002–2003) James Madison (2004–2007) |
| Career history | |
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Coaching | |
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Playing career
editComing out of Buchholz High School, Rascati committed to play college football for the Louisville Cardinals.[1] He played just five games where he completed 14 of 24 passes for 177 yards and a touchdown to two interceptions.[2] After the 2003 season, Rascati decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[3] He transferred to play for the James Madison, where he helped the Dukes win their first FCS Championship in 2004.[4] Rascati finished his career at James Madison throwing for 5,912 yards and 51 touchdowns with an average quarterback rating of 155.2.[5] After his collegiate career, he played for the Chicago Bears and Montreal Alouettes briefly on the team's training camp rosters, before playing two seasons in the Arena Football League.[6]
Coaching career
editRascati got his first coaching job as the offensive coordinator at Kentucky Country Day School.[7] In 2012, he was hired as the quarterbacks coach at Weber State.[8] In 2014, Rascati was hired to serve as the wide receivers coach at UT Martin.[9] In 2016, he got his first offensive coordinator role being hired by the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.[10] After one season with the Golden Eagles, Rascati joined the Chattanooga Mocs as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.[11] In 2019, Rascati got his first NFL coaching job being hired by the Denver Broncos as an offensive quality control.[12] After three years with the Broncos, he was hired by the Minnesota Vikings in 2022 to serve as the team's assistant offensive line coach.[13] Ahead of the 2024 season, Rascati joined the Cincinnati Bengals as the team's passing game coordinator.[14]
References
edit- ↑ Patton, John. "QB role graduates into bigger threat". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Justin Rascati". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ↑ Patton, John (April 9, 2004). "Rascati will still leave Louisville". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ↑ Reger, Savannah. "Which championship QB had the best career? Schor or Rascati". The Breeze. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ↑ Gonzalez, Aiden (December 21, 207). "Former Buchholz QB not giving up NFL dream". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ↑ Kuykendall, Joseph. "From quarterback to coach". The Breeze. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ↑ Hobson, Geoff. "From Arena2 To No. 9, Bengals New Assistant Justin Rascati Has Seen It All From Inside Out". Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ↑ Makdook, Dadio (February 8, 2024). "Who is new Bengals pass game coordinator Justin Rascati?". Cincy Jungle. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ↑ Henley, Gene (September 13, 2017). "UTC's Justin Rascati has close friends on UT-Martin staff". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ↑ Alper, Josh. "Bengals hire Justin Rascati as pass game coordinator, promote Brad Kragthorpe to QB coach". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ↑ Keel, Fletcher. "Bengals announce pass game coordinator hire, position coach promotions". WLWT.com. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ↑ Dehner Jr., Paul (February 9, 2024). "Why Justin Rascati became 'greatest fit of all time' for new Bengals coaching role". The Athletic. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ↑ Forness, Tyler (February 8, 2024). "Vikings lose assistant OL coach to Bengals". Vikings Wire. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ↑ Heltman, Russ. "Dan Pitcher, Justin Rascati on Boosting Cincinnati's Explosive Playmaking: 'Stems From Marriage of Run and Pass'". Cincinnati Bengals on SI. SI.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.