They first met after each committed to play football at Texas Tech and became fast friends when one messaged the other about getting a ride to the school for a recruiting visit.
Jonathan Giles and Corey Dauphine lived as roommates for a year at the Lubbock-based campus, commonly playing the Madden video game together -- with Dauphine always picking the 49ers because he liked running back Frank Gore.
After another year with the Red Raiders, both decided to leave, each looking for something different. That's what brought the pair of Texas natives to separate Louisiana schools, with Dauphine hoping for a breakout season at Tulane and Giles showing potential as a trusted wideout for LSU.