The Rundown Take
Quarantine Nostalgia Night: Devin Builds His Miami Hurricanes Mount Rushmore Solo
No football, no panel, no problem — with the world locked down for "Quarantine Friday," host Devin flew solo for U Talk Live 25, telling the family to control what they can control and taking a walk down memory lane instead. Three topics carried the whole show: the all-time Canes Mount Rushmore, the top three running backs in program history, and the single greatest Miami championship team — with the chat and one loyal caller jumping in to argue back.
Key Takeaways
- Devin's Mount Rushmore: Ken Dorsey (9,565 career yards, 86 TDs, Maxwell Award, 38-2 as a starter, beat Nebraska 37-14 for the 2001 title), Warren Sapp, Ed Reed and Michael Irvin.
- Devin's top three running backs: Edgerrin James, Clinton Portis and Willis McGahee — all three outproducing backfield mates who still rank in the program's all-time top ten.
- The 1991 team is Devin's all-time favorite championship squad, edging out the star-stacked 2001 roster he still calls one of the greatest college football teams ever assembled.
- Dexter Seigler gets the nod as the best cornerback in Miami history, with Devin teasing him as a future show guest.
- A caller phones in with his own picks — Edgerrin James, Frank Gore and Clinton Portis at running back — and the two go back and forth on 91 versus 2001.
The Mount Rushmore Debate
Devin built his four spots position by position: Ken Dorsey anchoring at quarterback as the steady field general who never lost his cool, Warren Sapp locking down the interior as an unblockable, unanimous All-American and Big East Defensive Player of the Year, Ed Reed patrolling the back end with a career built on takeaways, and Michael Irvin closing it out at receiver as the Playmaker who averaged nearly 17 yards a catch and still holds the record for touchdown catches in 26 consecutive games. Devin repeatedly invited the chat to argue their own four, keeping the energy conversational rather than combative.
Running Back U, Ranked
The running back conversation doubled as a reminder of just how deep Miami's backfield has run: Edgerrin James's 1996-98 stretch (2,960 rushing yards, 32 rushing touchdowns), Clinton Portis's do-everything 1999-2001 tenure, and Willis McGahee's explosive two years (2,067 rushing yards, 31 touchdowns) all made the cut over Frank Gore and Najeh Davenport — backs who split carries in the same backfields and still sit in the program's top ten all-time.
91 or 2001?
Devin walked through every Miami title team — 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 2001 — before landing on 1991 as his favorite, crediting the swagger of Gino Torretta, Darnell Bennett and Dexter Seigler over even the NFL-draft-pick-loaded 2001 group. The lone caller of the night pushed back hard for 2001's talent level while still agreeing 91 was "just as dominant," and closed out singing Dexter Seigler's praises before Devin signed off reminding everyone to stay safe and get through the storm together.