Education
Cook attended Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
Cook attended Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was their starting quarterback from 2013 to 2015. He holds the record for most career wins at Michigan State, beating out current Washington Redskins Quarterback, Kirk Cousins. He was ranked as the nation"s 13th best quarterback recruit by Rivals.com.
Cook was redshirted as a freshman in 2011.
He spent the 2012 season as a backup to Andrew Maxwell. Overall, he appeared in three games, completing nine of 17 passes for 94 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
He entered the 2013 season as the backup to Maxwell again. After Maxwell struggled, Cook took over as the starter after the first game and remained the starter the rest of the year.
He led Michigan State to a 34-24 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten Championship Game and was named Most Valuable Player after throwing for 304 yards with three touchdowns.
He then led the Spartans to a 24–20 victory over the Stanford Cardinal in the 2014 Rose Bowl. He was named the offensive Most Valuable Player after throwing for 332 yards and two touchdowns. Cook finished the season with 2,755 passing yards and 22 touchdowns.
As a junior in 2014, Cook passed 3,214 yards with 24 touchdowns.
He led the Spartans to 2015 Cotton Bowl, where they defeated the higher-ranked Baylor Bears, 42–41. The victory earned them a spot in the College Football Playoff (2015 Cotton Bowl), where they lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide, 0-38.
Cook finished the season with 3,131 passing yards and 24 touchdowns. Foreign his career he completed 673 of 1,170 passes for a school record 9,194 yards with 71 touchdowns and 22 interceptions.