Justin Rascati
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| Justin Rascati | |
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| Image:Rascati.jpg Justin Rascati in a 2004 game against Lock Haven University. |
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| Date of birth | February 8, 1984 (age 23) |
| Place of birth |  Gainesville, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Position(s) | QB |
| College | James Madison |
| NFL Draft | 2007 / Round TBD |
Justin Rascati (born February 8, 1984 in Gainesville, Florida) is a former national championship-winning quarterback for James Madison University.
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[edit] High school career
Before attending JMU, Rascati was a star basketball and football player in Florida. At Buchholz High School, he broke numerous passing records formerly owned by former University of Florida quarterback Doug Johnson. Rascati was the Gainesville Sun's class 3A-5A player of the year as a senior and was first team all-state his junior and senior years. He was also first team all-state in basketball as a junior.[1] Rascati went onto University of Louisville where he was redshirted as a freshman and saw a little playing time in mop-up duty his second year. When the Louisville staff decided to recruit Brian Brohm, Rascati realized he had little chance of starting and chose to transfer to JMU before the 2004 season.
[edit] College career
Rascati's first season at JMU was not his most statistically impressive season, but still the most successful. That season, Rascati passed for 2045 yards and fourteen touchdowns to only five interceptions for a quarterback rating of 138.9. He also added 375 yards rushing and 10 rushing touchdowns.[2] All this helped him lead the team to a 9-2 regular season record and a bid to the postseason tournament. Rascati and the Dukes became the first team to ever win three games on the road to reach-and win-the 1-AA Championship Game. While Rascati didn't pass for any touchdowns in this game, he did rush for two helping JMU beat University of Montana 31-21.
While Rascati was statistically more impressive in each of his next two seasons (his passer rating rose each season), he couldn't lead the team to the success of that first year. In 2005, the Dukes missed the playoffs with a dissapointing 7-4 record. 2006 brought back hopes of a championship team, as JMU went 9-2 and made the playoffs, but lost to Youngstown State University in the first round.
[edit] Pro career
Justin Rascati hopes to make a career for himself in the NFL, and indeed, several websites have him ranked high enough to be get drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft. If that fails, he plans on staying in sports, as he was a kinesiology major with a concentration in sports management.
