Personal
Parents are Gary and Sharee Gooch ... youngest of eight children ... older brother, David, also played for the Cougars ... father, Gary, played basketball at BYU in 1958-59 ... married to Dani Smart of Lubbock, Texas ... served a Church mission in Germany ... recruited by Arizona, Stanford, Northwester, UCLA and Utah.
Before BYU
Earned All-America honorable-mention honors ... selected first-team all-state and all-city as a senior ... Southern Arizona Player of the Year ... tallied over 1,000 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior, despite missing six games due to a knee injury ... recorded 24 receptions for 260 yards ... produced over 600 yards as a junior, including 21 receptions and 18 touchdowns ... defensively, recorded 12 interceptions.
Stats
YR GP UT AT TT TFL/Yds SCK/Yds INT/Yds PBU FF QBH
2004 11 3 8 11 0.0/0 0.0/0 0/0 1 0 0
2005 9 16 14 30 4.0/8 0.0/0 1/0 1 1 0
2006 12 37 29 66 0.0/0 0.0/0 2/38 4 2 0
TOTAL 32 56 51 107 4.0/8 0.0/0 3/38 6 3 0
Earned Academic All-Mountain West honors ... saw action in all 11 games during the season ... credited with 11 tackles on the season, including three solo takedowns ... registered a career-high three tackles against Wyoming and Utah ... participated in spring drills ... credited with four tackles in the annual Blue-White scrimmage ... returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown in the spring game ... expected to compete for playing time at safety.
Earned letterman honors as a sophomore ... saw action in nine out of 12 games throughout the season ... started two games ... credited with 30 tackles on the season, including 16 solo takedowns ... had seven tackles against Air Force, including five solo takedowns ... had six tackles against Notre Dame and Air Force ... registered four tackles for a loss of eight yards ... recorded one interception against Air Force ... participated in spring drills ... credited with six tackles, including four solo takedowns, in the annual Blue-White game.
Named Blue Ribbon Yearbook Preseason First-Team All-Conference.
Participated in spring drills ... suffered a knee injury prior to fall camp.
Participated in spring drills ... suffered a knee injury prior to fall camp.