The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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Leaving His Own Mark Last season, Cato-Bishop recorded 39 stops, 10 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, 15 quarterback pressures and a forced fumble. photo by ken martin Aside from going back and forth from defensive tackle to defensive end early in his career, the lineman's time in Raleigh has progressed smoothly. He was defensive scout team MVP while redshirting his freshman year. By his redshirt sophomore campaign, he was a full-time starter. Cato-Bishop finished with 26 tackles, including five sacks, plus 11 quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and an interception that season. Last year, he added 39 hits, 10 stops behind the line of scrimmage, 5.5 sacks, 15 pressures and a forced fumble. Bishop has made the drive from Roxbury, Mass., to see his son play in Raleigh on multiple occasions. The father prefers to wait until his son asks before offering tips. "He gives me good life advice, too," Cato-Bishop noted. "Life and football go hand and hand, so it's pretty good." That has helped Cato-Bishop approach the coaching change late in his collegiate career in an appropriate manner. "Coach Doeren came in and said what we had to do and where we need to go, and he was all about the process of where we need to go, so my mindset was I was all for it," Cato-Bishop explained. "It's an obstacle in life, a diversion that you have to adapt to, and I'm glad that he and this coaching staff are here. "I'm appreciative of the opportunity that he's giving us and the opportunity to play for him." Bishop never pressured his son to get into sports, and he was all for Cato-Bishop focusing on football if that's what his son wanted to do. The two maintain a classic father-son relationship. Bishop is grateful that his son though is getting to play in a different time. "Major, major difference," he noted. Cato-Bishop began to appreciate more his father's background while at an AAU Tournament in Tennessee, a bordering state of Kentucky. While there with his father, a Nike executive noticed Cato-Bishop's name in the media guide and approached him about his admiration for his father, not knowing Bishop was standing right next to him. Cato-Bishop has occasionally talked with his father about what he went through at Kentucky. "He goes into details about how things were back then, all the things he had to go through and about the color barrier, a little bit," Cato-Bishop said. "He told me it was just an era of time, and he was one of those guys that did what he had to do. "I appreciate it, but I think other people maybe look into it more than I do. I just look at as: he's Darryl Bishop, my dad." ■ 32 ■ the wolfpacker 30-32.Darryl Cato-Bishop.indd 32 8/23/13 3:03 PM