Boys Ranch's LaQuan McGowan is a 6-foot-8, 360-pound lineman who wears a size 22 shoe, earned all-state status last season and has orally committed to Baylor on a football scholarship. McGowan starts for the Boys Ranch basketball team and is the defending state champion in the Class 1A shot put.
• How long has it been since you have a gone a day without somebody asking you how tall are you or your shoe size?
"I haven't gone one day without somebody asking me that question. It's probably been a couple years."
• Where is your gold medal for winning the shot put?
"I keep it in my room on my bulletin board next to the picture I keep of my girlfriend (Kourtney Kelly)."
• What was the most influential reason you selected Baylor?
"They are close to home. They are a Christian school, and I am Christian. I figured that's where I should be at, and that's where God led me."
• How often do read the Bible?
"I try to read it every night if I can."
"I don't. I love all of it."
• Describe your playing style?
"I'm a beast. But I could stay lower when I block."
• Nobody knows how much you like to ...?
"I'm a pingpong man. I destroy the old guys (here at Boys Ranch) in pingpong.
"I really don't have one. But let's go with The Hulk."
"I really don't watch that many movies. So I don't have a favorite."
• The biggest influence on your football career?
"I'd say God. I pray to God every day to help give me the strength throughout my days. He does just that."