Education
Cook attended Miami Central High School in West Little River, Florida, where he played football and ran track.
Cook attended Miami Central High School in West Little River, Florida, where he played football and ran track.
In track & field, Cook was one of the state"s top sprinters. He recorded a personal-best time of 22.10 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the 2013 Sam Burley Invitational, where he placed 13th. In the preliminary rounds of the 2013 GMAC North Qualifier, he was clocked at 10.08 seconds (heavily wind-aided) in the 100-meter dash, but would later run a 10.92 to earn a fifth-place finish in the finals.
Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Cook was ranked as the second best all-purpose back in his class.
He originally committed to Clemson University and then the University of Florida to play college football but changed to Florida State University. Cook split carries with Karlos Williams and Mario Pender as a true freshman in 2014.
In his first game against The Citadel, he rushed 67 yards with one touchdown. He rushed for 100 yards for the first time against Syracuse, gaining 122 yards over 23 carries with a touchdown.
Cook was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2014 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Championship Game against Georgia Technical after earning a career high 177 yards on 31 carries and one rushing touchdown.
In July 2015, Cook was suspended after he was charged with battery following an incident outside a Barometer The following month, he was found not guilty and reinstated by Florida State. During the team"s 10th game against North Carolina State, Cook broke Warrick Dunn"s Florida State single-season rushing yards record of 1,242.
As a senior he rushed for 1,940 yards and 24 touchdowns on 177 carries and was the winner of the Mr. Football Award for Florida. At the 2013 FHSAA 3A Region 4, he ran the third leg on the Miami Central 4×100m relay and 4×400m relay squads, helping them win both events with times of 41.15 seconds and 3:17.58 minutes, respectively.
