“Some athletes put up numbers.
Some dominate games.
And some become the heartbeat of an entire program.

Today, we sit down with one of the most explosive and respected football players to come through the Portland Interscholastic League in recent years—Geovonney ‘Geo’ Burks from Roosevelt High School in Portland, Oregon.

A two-way star.
The PIL Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year.
The top-rated linebacker in Oregon.
And now, a Division I football commit headed to the University of Idaho.

But this story is bigger than football.

Geo represents discipline, family, leadership, and the next generation of student-athletes doing things the right way. At just 17 years old, he’s preparing to become one of the first in his family to attend college—part of a remarkable family story built on sacrifice, focus, and opportunity.

Known for his intensity on the field, his commitment in the classroom, and the maturity beyond his years, Geo has become the kind of athlete coaches trust, teammates follow, and younger players look up to.

Joining us today is Roosevelt Head Coach Ryan McCants—a former Oregon State Beaver and one of the coaches who witnessed Geo’s rise from a talented young athlete at a youth camp to one of the premier linebackers in the Pacific Northwest.

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