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Conference USA - What They're Saying About the 2014 Team

Old Dominion Head Coach Bobby Wilder
“We’ve played some pretty good teams,” including North Carolina, N.C. State, Pitt and East Carolina. “But I think this is the best team we’ve ever played. That’s an outstanding football team, I would not be surprised if they go undefeated and represent the group of five teams in a major bowl game this year.”

Sports Illustrated - "The Long Shot"

Marshall's Rakeem Cato: Great Heisman hope for forgotten leagues

You come up through the blight of Liberty City in South Florida. You endure the death of your mother at age 13. Your dad has been in jail. You show up at Marshall 155 pounds sopping wet. You might deserve a break.

The maturation of Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Every now and then, maybe on Mother's Day or Christmas, or whenever he sees a teammate celebrating a big win with their parents, Rakeem Cato can feel the anger start to bubble up inside.

Meet Marshall QB Rakeem Cato, College Football's Most Underrated Player
It’s Rakeem Cato’s 22nd birthday, and he’s decided to spend it with Tom Brady, Cam Newton and Russell Wilson.

10 Conference USA players to watch this college football season
Marshall’s Rakeem Cato leads a trio of Thundering Herd listed in our 10 Conference USA players to watch this college football season.

MARSHALL FOOTBALL: Herd begins awards campaign for Cato
HUNTINGTON, W.Va — Three Marshall football players have finished in the top six of Heisman Trophy balloting. The university is starting a push to see if one more Thundering Herd standout can reach that level.

Derek Redd: How strong are Cato’s Heisman hopes?
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato doesn’t focus on individual awards. That’s a point he’s made many times with microphones placed in front of him. Yet he’s no stranger to those trophies.

Cato’s Heisman campaign underway
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—The 2014 campaign season has already begun and I’m not talking about the race between Shelly Moore Capito and Natalie Tennant or even Nick Rahall’s dubious political future.

2014's way-too-early Heisman field: Jameis Winston, his backup, and 18 other names
QB Rakeem Cato, Marshall Thundering Herd. 2013 Season: 298-for-499, 3,916 passing yards, 39 TDs, nine INTs; 294 rushing yards, six rushing TDs

An Early Look at the Top 25 Heisman Candidates for 2014
Rakeem Cato, QB, Marshall. Posted 39 TD passes and could lead Herd to an unbeaten record next fall.

The HeismanPundit 2014 Heisman Trophy Watch List (Post-Spring Edition)
Rakeem Cato, QB, SR, Marshall

Military Bowl 2013: Rakeem Cato Shows He's a Name to Watch in 2014 Heisman Race
The room for error is minuscule, but Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato is a name you should keep in mind when talking about next year’s Heisman award.

Marshall's Rakeem Cato is bigger, hoping to be better than ever
Marshall junior quarterback Rakeem Cato hopes to one day follow former Thundering Herd signal-callers Chad Pennington and Byron Leftwich into the NFL.

Today in the life of Rakeem Cato: Ending Maryland's futile ACC stay

Rakeem Cato and the Heisman Trophy
Mid-Major schools rarely churn out true Heisman contenders, but Marshall University may have its fourth candidate since moving up to the FBS (Formally D1-A) in 1997.

Why Rakeem Cato may be the next great long shot Heisman hopeful

Marshall’s Rakeem Cato Is An Overshadowed Elite QB

2014 Heisman Early Front Runners – Quarterbacks