Googins also has served as a baseball camp instructor at Miami, Indiana, Emory and Southern Maryland. Furthermore, Googins gained experience working with the Columbus Clippers during the summer of 1992, assisting with ticket requests, gameday preparations and public relations.

Googins, a native of Granville, Ohio, was a three-year varsity letterwinner at Ohio Wesleyan in Delaware, Ohio. He was the Battling Bishops catcher during his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons and posted a .350 career batting average before suffering an arm injury prior to his senior season. Because of an injury, Googins served as a coach at Ohio Wesleyan his senior season and the following year. He served as the first base coach and worked with the teams catchers.