The Rundown Take
"Justice for George Floyd": A Quarantine Friday Turns Into a Call for Unity
What started as another quarantine-era Friday show — recruiting updates, a safety-room debate, a power forward countdown — turned into something heavier when Devin closed the night by addressing George Floyd's death. Devin had known Floyd personally from the Avon Park/Sebring community back home, and what began as a planned final topic became an emotional, caller-driven conversation that ran the rest of the show.
Key Takeaways
- Three-star ILB Deshawn Troutman (Edgewater HS, Miami, 6'1", 205, #26 overall in FL) commits to the Hurricanes.
- Miami lands in DE Lee Taylor's announced top five (6'6", 220), alongside LSU, Auburn, Florida and Texas; WR target Jacoby George also has the Canes in his top group.
- The safety-room debate: Devin pegs USC transfer Bubba Bolden and returning Gurvan Hall as his starters, with Amari Carter, Keontra Smith and Avantae Williams in the mix behind them.
- Power forward countdown: Devin's top three is Charles Barkley, Karl Malone and Tim Duncan, with Dennis Rodman as his alternate — a parade of callers weighed in with their own, several pushing Dirk Nowitzki.
- Devin closes the show speaking directly and personally about George Floyd's death, taking caller after caller who wanted to be heard.
Recruiting and the Safety Room
On the field, Devin ran down Deshawn Troutman's commitment and two out-of-state DE/WR targets with Miami in their final groups, before pivoting to a full breakdown of the safety position. His pitch: Bubba Bolden flashed before his 2019 injury and is reportedly healthy again, and Gurvan Hall's extra year of experience should edge him into the other starting spot, with Larry Frank Jr. chiming in that Amari Carter profiles better at the nickel/STAR spot than safety. Up front, Devin is banking on a rotation of Quincy Roche, Gregory Rousseau, Jaelan Phillips and Jahfari Harvey at end, with Nesta Silvera primed for a breakout year at tackle.
Devin Speaks: "We Got to Come Together"
Devin then turned the show over to a raw, personal tribute. He said he knew George Floyd from back home and pushed for accountability — arrests weren't enough, he wanted convictions — while drawing a clear line between the officers involved and police broadly, thanking the officers he called friends along with every person, of any race, out protesting. Callers Benny Berry, Tonya Alexander and Jamal Davis phoned in with their own reflections, several noting they'd recognized Floyd's photo circulating online before Devin confirmed the connection.
"It's time for us to come together... I'm not talking about all police officers, because all police officers ain't bad. We're just talking about the racist cowards that hide behind that badge."
Devin closed by thanking everyone who tuned in and stayed on the line, promising the show wouldn't go quiet on the topic in the weeks ahead.