BARRETT GOUGERNo. 3School: BaylorHeight: 6-foot-5Weight: 280College interest: Committed to Vanderbilt
Barrett Gouger’s summer was a little more relaxed, even less stressful than those of most college football prospects.
Baylor’s big offensive lineman didn’t have to worry about impressing college recruiters at camps or months of competition at combines. His cell phone wasn’t continually ringing or chiming text-message alerts, and his e-mail account wasn’t clogged.
He committed to Vanderbilt long before, and it wasn’t because the Commodores were the first to make an offer but because he quickly became enamored with James Franklin’s coaching regime.
“Vanderbilt always gets overlooked. That’s one reason I chose them,” Gouger said. “Coach Franklin is changing the culture [of Vanderbilt football] and I think we’ll be in there fighting with the rest. It’s a good education, it’s playing in the SEC and it’s in Nashville. It’s a good school.”