Rakeem Cato (2024) - Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame

Rakeem Cato

Induction:
2024
Class:
2014

Rakeem Cato cemented his name on the "Mount Rushmore" of Marshall quarterbacks, leading the Thundering Herd from his true freshman season of 2011 until the end of his Marshall career in 2014, which culminated with a 52-23 win over MAC Champion Northern Illinois in the inaugural Boca Raton Bowl. Cato is Marshall's all-time leader in completions (1,153), attempts (1,838) and touchdown passes (131). He is also No. 2 all-time in passing yards (14,079) and most wins by a starting quarterback (33). Perhaps the most memorable of those wins was the 2014 Conference USA Championship in which Cato hit Deon-Tay McManus with a game-winning touchdown with 1:50 left to lead the Herd to the win. In addition to leading the Herd to that title and a subsequent win in the Boca Raton Bowl, Cato still holds the national record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass (46) – a mark he set in his hometown of Miami while the Herd took on FIU. He and fellow 2024 Hall of Fame inductee Tommy Shuler provided one of the top quarterback-receiver combos in all of college football.