Valparaiso University

Prep: Four-year varsity letter winner… Wyoming 2A all-conference, Big Horn High School Legacy Award, IMG Academy captain, IMG Academy Junior National Trenches Award, IMG Academy Academic Award… 95 percent individual performance grade vs. International Puerto Rico Team (2025), including numerous pancakes and consistent second-level blocking… Also played basketball as a freshman and sophomore and golf as a freshman… Team captain on the gridiron in 2025… Member of high honor roll all four years of high school.
 
Personal: Majoring in business… Son of Billy Wade and Michelene… Has a brother Billy Jack 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 Wilbur 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 JC 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… Brother Billy Jack is also a member of the Valpo football team… Hobbies include sports, fishing, family travel, cooking, reading, weight lifting and saxophone… Played youth polo in Texas and worked cattle up in Wyoming.