LSU's Jonathan Giles, Tulane's Corey Dauphine chart similar paths from Texas Tech

Tulane Green Wave running back Corey Dauphine (6) carries as head coach Willie Fritz looks on during the Tulane Spring Game at Yulman Stadium on Friday, April 13, 2018. (Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)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…