2012 Information Guide - Weber State University Athletics

WILDCAT
COACHING STAFF
JUSTIN RASCATI
Assistant Coach
Quarterbacks
1st season
RYAN SMAHA
Assistant Coach
Special Teams
1st season
Justin Rascati is in his
fi rst season as an assistant coach with
the Wildcats. He joined the WSU staff in the spring of 2012 and
coaches the quarterbacks at Weber State.
Rascati He played quarterback under then head coach John L.
Smith at Louisville before transferring to James Madison where
he led the Dukes to the Division I-AA (now FCS) championship
in 2004. James Madison defeated Montana in the championship
game. As a senior in 2004 he threw for over 2,00 yards and 14
touchdowns. He also rushed for 375 yards and 10 touchdowns.
After graduating from James Madison he went undrafted but did
have tryouts in the NFL and the CFL. He played in the Arena Football
2 League and was most recently an offensive coordinator for a
high school in Kentucky.
Rascati is a native of Gainsville, Florida.
Ryan Smaha is in his
fi rst season as an assistant coach with
the Wildcats after joining the program in the summer of 2012. He
coaches the special teams for Weber State.
Smaha comes to Weber State from Idaho State where he was
an assistant coach for the Bengals in 2011 coaching the outside
linebackers. Prior to Idaho State Smaha spent the 2010 season as
the tight ends coach at Western Oregon where he assisted the offensive
coordinator and offensive line coach in run game planning.
He coordinated walk-on players and tracked player participation.
During the summer of 2010 Smaha helped coach the SWARCO
Raiders in Innsbruck, Austria.
Smaha worked as a graduate assistant coach at Washington
State from January 2007 to April 2010, where he coached with
coach Sears. While working with Cougars Smaha coached the
SAM linebackers in 2008-09 and the assisted the defensive backs
coach in 2007. During this time he also served as a defensive and
special team’s coach.
During his coaching tenure he coached three Pac-10 honorable
mention players who all signed free agent contracts with NFL
teams.
Prior to Washington State Smaha had his fi rst stint at Idaho State
where he was the assistant recruiting coordinator from 2004-06.
A native of Pullman, Wash., Smaha played for Eastern Oregon
during in 2002 and 2003 seasons. During the 2003 season Smaha
earned Football’s Big-Team-Little Me award.
He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration
and Marketing from Eastern Oregon in 2004 and graduated
with his master’s degree in Higher Education Administration in
2011.
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