Valparaiso University

2025: Played in one game, making his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Virginia Lynchburg… Retained four years of eligibility.

Prep: Four-year varsity letter winner… Wyoming Class 2A Lineman of the Year… All-state selection, Wyoming Class 2A East Lineman of the Year… All-conference east selection… WyoPreps All-Championship Game Team… WyoPreps Wyoming Athlete of the Week… Two-one starter… Averaged eight pancake blocks per game, over 70 for the year and two hurries for the year… 11 pancakes in less than a half of play in 2024 Wheatland vs. Big Horn game… Also played basketball (2021-2023), golf (2022) and track & field (2021-2022)… Team captain on the gridiron as a senior.
 
Personal: Majoring in political science… Son of Billy and Michelene McCool… Has a brother, Spencer, and a sister, Lauren… Father Billy Wade McCool played football at Wake Forest (1999-2000) and Valdosta State (2000-2001) and rugby at North Texas (2001-2003), grandfather Daniel Vazquez played football at Wilber Wright Junior College in Chicago (1967-68), great grandfather Bill Maniord played football at Allen Academy in Bryan, Texas, great grandfather Jack McCool played basketball for Lon Morris Junior College in Jacksonville, Texas, great-great uncle Shelby Metcalf played basketball for East Texas State and was an All-American before later coaching at Texas A&M… Hobbies include reading, fishing and sports… Lived in the cities/suburbs in the southern United States until eighth grade, then moved with his family to a ranch in Wyoming and learned cattle ranching and horses.