Spent the season on the offensive scout team and acted as Notre Dame’s opposing quarterback during game preparation
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015)
Played in one game as a reserve quarterback
Spent the season on the offensive scout team and acted as Notre Dame’s opposing quarterback during game preparation
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014)
Spent the season on the offensive scout team and did not see any game action
Acted as Notre Dame’s opposing quarterback during game preparation
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA
Two-year letter-winner for Buford High School football coach Jess Simpson
Helped win back-to-back Georgia Class 3A State Championships as a junior (2012) and senior (2013) Buford went a combined 29-1 over the span, including 15-0 in 2013 and ended the season ranked No. 24 in the nation by USA Today
Three-year letter-winner in basketball and served as the sixth man on a team that reached the state championship game in 2014
Captain during his senior seasons in both football and basketball
Involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in high school
Attended the same high school as former Notre Dame running back Darius Walker
Son of Brian VanGorder and Paula VanGorder
Brian was a four-year letter-winning linebacker at Wayne State and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2013
Three older siblings played collegiate sports: brother Malloy played football at Georgia (‘07); sister, Morgan ran track/cross country at Georgia (‘14); brother Mack played defensive back at Auburn (‘14). Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, majoring in management consulting
