Now Playing: Episode 4 of the 12 & 32 PIL Sports Podcast featuring Roosevelt star Geo Burks
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Some athletes put up numbers. Some dominate games. And some become the heartbeat of an entire program.
On Episode 4 of the 12 & 32 PIL Sports Podcastsit, Jeff Erdman and Bill Booth chat 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 .
Geo is a highly decorated, two-way star, who is:
• The PIL 2025 Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year.
• The top-rated linebacker in Oregon.
• A Division I football commit headed to the University of Idaho.
But Geo's story is bigger than football. He represents discipline, family, leadership and the next generation of student-athletes doing things the right way. Just 17, 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 a maturity beyond his years, Geo has become the kind of athlete coaches trust, teammates follow and younger players look up to.
Joining Jeff and Bill for this episode 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.
This is Episode 4 of the 12&32 Podcast.
The story behind the helmet.
The work behind the spotlight.
And the journey of Geovonney Burks.
You can download and listen to this great conversation here.
