During High school, Cooze is best friends with Erik Stifler, Steve and Matt's cousin and a virgin, and the school's star quarterback Ryan Grimm. Although Cooze considers himself a ladies man, his methods are sometimes questionable. For example, one time during a party Cooze whispered something in a girl's ear and she kicked him the genitals, however, Cooze considered it four play. During when he and Ryan were working out the weight room, they convinced Erik come to the University of Michigan for the event, "The Naked Mile", with them in hopes he could lose his virginity.