Teen camper reveals heartbreaking survival tactic during deadly Texas flash floods
A young camper who was rescued from Camp Mystic described the harrowing ordeal as catastrophic floods pummeled Central Texas.
“We went to bed thinking it was just a normal thunderstorm. One minute you see lightning strike next to your cabin, and next to you, you hear water’s coming up,” 16-year-old Callie McAlary described on ‘Fox Report.’
“And you have kids running just trying to get to other cabins, trying to get to safety. And luckily, my cabin was one of the few cabins that did not get water, but the cabins in front of us did get some water,” McAlary continued.
McAlary’s mother, Tara Bradburn, also reflected on the tragic flooding, saying that despite living in Virginia now, the camp had been a huge part of their lives as McAlary had been attending the camp since she was in second grade.
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“We chose this camp. I was a Texan. It was important to me that my child have Texas roots,” Bradburn shared.
“Living in Virginia, we brought her to Camp Mystic and turned her over to the Dick and Tweedy Eastland family and Camp Mystics and their staff because we knew they would love on our child. They would help her grow in her faith and live the Mystic ideals of being a better person and bringing out the best in her,” Bradburn continued. “We are so devastated by what has happened, but truly grateful and thankful to the Eastland family for all they have done and all they’ve given as a family to save the children that they could.”
Bradburn weighed in on how devastating that evening was for her daughter and how fast everything turned into a nightmare.
“Even up on Senior Hill, I think that conveys to you how fast the water came up and how high it came and how it was a 100-year historic flash flood. We had never seen anything like this. And I cannot say enough about what these young counselors did to calm these girls and to ensure their safety,” Bradburn said.
“And what the men and the staff and the Eastland family did to try to help everyone that they could – they are heroes. And those young girls and those young counselors that our young girls were under for the summer were remarkable and were brave and were strong and saved so many children and kept so many children calm so that decisions could be made to keep other girls safe and move them to safety.”
McAlary continued to describe the night and the moment she realized something was terribly wrong.
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“We heard one second, it was really bad thunder. I woke up to a big giant sound of thunder and lightning striking,” McAlary recalled. “We heard one of the campers run in and say, ‘hey, our cabin is flooding.”I knew some girls slept on trunks that night, some girls had to share beds, some girls slept on floors because they couldn’t go back to their cabin because it was so flooded in three cabins.”
In an effort to protect herself and prepare for the worst-case scenario, McAlary put a name tag on her body in the middle of the night.
“I put on my name tag because I was scared that if water was coming out next to other cabins that our cabin might be next. And I just put it on just for safekeeping… in my head I was saying, ‘if something does happen, and I do get swept away, at least I’ll have my name on my body,'” McAlary explained.
Bradburn shared that both her and her husband had worked for the Department of Defense and each spent “many times in war zones on behalf of this nation,” and spoken to McAlary “more times than she could count” about staying safe in any environment.
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“This was not an environment we had ever thought we would have to prepare her for. That comment to me as a parent when she got off that helicopter and finally came into my arms and I saw this name tag on her, and it was the camp name tag she was issued on the day she arrived. It resonated with me that somewhere those little lessons that we gave her as parents years ago and throughout her life resonated with her in that moment,” Bradburn said.
Despite her daughter being alive and safe, Bradburn said they are devastated for so many families that are missing loved ones.
“There are no answers. This is a lot emotionally for anyone. And it’s something as parents, we owe our child to try to be strong for her and to ensure that she also has the help she needs moving forward,” Bradburn said.
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McAlary said she is now holding on to hope that the rest of her friends and all those who are missing are found soon.
“I really hope those kids that are missing are found. I knew a lot of those kids and a lot of those kids the night before hugged me before we all went to bed. And it’s hard to think about that one minute they were hugging me and the next minute they could be gone.”
Ex-Houston official goes viral for making sick racial comments about Texas girl’s camp
A former appointee to a Houston city board recently came under fire for claiming that a Texas summer camp devastated by flooding was “White-only, conservative [and] Christian.”
Sade Perkins, a former member of the Houston Food Insecurity Board, made the claims about Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, in a TikTok video this weekend.
The office of Houston Mayor John Whitmire confirmed to Fox News Digital that Perkins posted the video. She was appointed by former Mayor Sylvester Turner in 2023, and her term expired in January 2025.
In her video, Perkins began by predicting that she was “probably gonna get canceled for this.”
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“But Camp Mystic is a Whites-only girls Christian camp,” Perkins continued. “They don’t even have a token Asian, they don’t have a Token Black person, it is a all White, White-only conservative Christian camp.”
“If you ain’t White, you ain’t right,” she claimed. “You ain’t getting in, you ain’t going, period.”
Perkins added, “It’s not to say that we don’t want the girls to be found, whatever girls that are missing… but you best believe, especially in today’s political climate, if this were a group of Hispanic girls….this would not be getting this type of coverage that they’re getting. No one would give a f–k.”
The former appointee said that she intended “no shade” for the girls who were missing or killed due to the flood, and said that she “hope[s] they all get found,” but suggested that there was too much sympathy for them.
“They want you to have sympathy for these people. They want to get out of your bed and to come out of your home and to go find these people and to donate your money to go to find these people,” Perkins said in the video.
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“Meanwhile, they are deporting your family members. Meanwhile, they’re setting up concentration camps and prisons for your family members. And I need you all to keep that in mind before you all get out there and put on your rain boots and go find these little girls.”
Speaking to Fox News, Whitmire’s office said that Perkins would not be reappointed to the board, and called her comments “deeply inappropriate.”
“The comments shared on social media are deeply inappropriate and have no place in a decent society, especially as families grieve the confirmed deaths and the ongoing search for the missing,” the statement from the mayor’s office read.
“Mayor John Whitmire will not reappoint her and is taking immediate steps to remove her permanently from the board.”
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At least 80 deaths have been confirmed from the catastrophic flood as of Sunday, a large number being children. At least 10 campers from Camp Mystic are still missing.
Trump offers to help with stadium deal amid football team controversy
If it were up to President Donald Trump, Washington’s football team would never have changed its name.
The NFL team currently goes by the Washington Commanders, but the old name, Redskins, is what Trump says he would’ve kept it as if he owned the organization.
“Well, you want me to make a controversial statement? I would,” Trump said to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey on Sunday. “I wouldn’t have changed the name. But that’s their — it just doesn’t have the same ring to me.”
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Commanders owner Josh Harris told Bret Baier on “Special Report” in April that, despite his plan to bring the team back to Washington D.C. at the site of the old RFK Stadium, the Redskins name wouldn’t be coming back.
“The Commanders’ name actually has taken on an amazing kind of element in our building,” Harris said. “So, the people that certain types of players that are tough, that love football, are delegated Commanders, and Jayden [Daniels], for example, is a Commander, and they’re ranked.
“And, you know, the business staff has gotten into it, and obviously, we’re in a military city here. There’s more military personnel than anywhere else, so we’re kind of moving forward with the Commanders name, excited about that, and not looking back.”
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While he may not have changed the name, Trump thinks any team that wins will stick with fans no matter what. That’s exactly what Washington did last season, reaching the NFC Championship Game for the first time in almost three decades under new quarterback Jayden Daniels.
“But, you know, winning can make everything sound good,” Trump continued. “So, if they’re winning, all of a sudden Commanders sounds good. But I wouldn’t have changed the name.”
In terms of the new stadium, political disagreements have surrounded the $3.8 billion project. Less than two months after completing the stadium deal, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser said that there were delays by the D.C. Council to approve the latest budget, per Front Office Sports.
“If the Council strips the deal terms or budgeted dollars from the budget, it kills our agreement with the Commanders,” Bowser said last month with a preliminary approval of the plans needing an agreement on July 15.
Prior to his name comment, Trump was asked by a reporter about potentially stepping in if the deal remains shaky.
“Well, we’ll see what happens,” he responded. “I’ve been looking at the deal, and I don’t blame them. It’s a very important piece of property, it’s a great piece of property. So, we’ll see. If I can help them out, I would.
“Ultimately, we control that [land]. The federal government ultimately controls it, so we’ll see what happens. I saw the plans, I saw the stadium. The owner’s a very, very successful and very good man. I know him a little bit. It would be great for the NFL to be there. I can tell you that. If they want to negotiate a little tough, that’s OK with me.”
The reason behind Washington changing its name to Commanders stems from the broad critiques of Redskins being offensive to Native Americans.
The team ended up abandoning the name in wake of the George Floyd protests, calling itself the “Washington Football Team” until a major rebrand to Commanders came in 2022.
There is still a large contingent believing the name and logo should return to the historic franchise, including Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., who said he would show support for the deal to bring a new stadium to the old site on the condition the team and NFL would honor the old Redskins logo.
“The irony that they were canceling Native American culture as the DEI movement went way too far,” Daines said in November 2024. “This is honoring a Blackfeet chief who was born in Montana. He is highly esteemed. The Blackfeet tribe of Montana, their current chairman and tribal council signed a letter in strong support to bring the logo back. It honors Indian Country.
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“We have good discussions with the NFL and with the Commanders. There’s good faith in negotiations going forward that’s going to allow this logo to be used again. Perhaps revenues going to a foundation that could help Native Americans in sports and so forth. We’re making good progress, and based on the good faith negotiations, I made a decision to support this bill yesterday in the committee.”
Harris told Baier that he hopes construction will start on the site in 2027, and opening day would have a target for 2030.
Fighter jets forced to confront 11 planes that violated Trump’s protected airspace
Fighter jets intercepted at least three aircraft on Sunday, which violated temporary flight restriction (TFR) airspace over Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Trump was spending the holiday weekend, according to North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
With one aircraft being intercepted in the morning, and two others being intercepted later in the day, NORAD said there were a total of 11 unauthorized aircraft incursions in the TFR airspace over the weekend.
At about 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, a civilian plane violated the TFR and was safely escorted out of the area by a NORAD aircraft.
“NORAD and the [Federal Aviation Administration] aim to keep the skies over America safe, with close attention paid to areas with Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) to ensure flight safety, national security, and the security of the President,” Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, NORAD and US Northern Command said. “TFR procedures are mandatory, and the excessive number of TFR violations this weekend indicates some civil aviators are not reading Notice to Airmen, or NOTAMs, before each flight as required by the FAA.”
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Guillot said the NORAD armed fighter jets intercept and guide offending aircraft out of the TFR.
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“Should the pilot of an aircraft happen to find itself intercepted by either fighters or helicopters, they should immediately come up on frequency 121.5 or 243.0 and turn around to reverse course until receiving additional instructions on one of those frequencies,” Guillot added.
In another instance on Saturday, an aircraft was safely escorted out of the TFR airspace just before 2:40 p.m., after a standard “headbutt” maneuver was used to get the pilot’s attention.
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The maneuver involves a military jet flying directly in front of a civilian aircraft at a close but safe distance to visually signal the pilot to either follow or change course.
Officials warned private pilots to do their homework before takeoff.
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“It is critically important for North American flight safety that Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) violations are avoided,” NORAD said in a message to pilots. “All pilots must familiarize themselves with updates to restricted airspace, including reviewing new and existing FAA NOTAMs [Notice to Airmen] that impact their flight plans and activities. Adhering to FAA restricted airspace protocols is mandatory, regardless of geographical region, airframe, or aircrew.”
New ‘Superman’ film explores politics as director dismisses those offended by message
Director James Gunn revealed that the upcoming “Superman” movie will be “about politics,” saying that the iconic superhero is “an immigrant that came from other places.”
“Superman is the story of America,” Gunn told The Sunday Times in a recent interview. “An immigrant that came from other places and populated the country, but for me, it is mostly a story that says basic human kindness is a value and is something we have lost.”
The character, first introduced in 1938, was born from the imagination of writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster in Cleveland, Ohio. In the comics, Superman is the sole survivor of the planet Krypton, sent to Earth by his parents as their world faced destruction.
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The film, set to hit theaters on July 11, will serve as a reboot of the 2013 film Man of Steel and is intended to launch a new cinematic universe for the DC franchise. Actor David Corenswet stars as the new Superman, with Rachel Brosnahan playing Lois Lane.
When asked whether he considered how the movie’s political themes might resonate differently across the country — from “blue state” New York, aka Metropolis, to Superman’s rural roots in Kansas — Gunn acknowledged the contrast.
“Yes, it plays differently,” he said. “It’s about human kindness. And obviously, there will be jerks out there who are just not kind and will take it as offensive just because it is about kindness. But screw them.”
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While Gunn emphasized the film’s political and moral undertones, he also noted its sense of fun and fantasy — mentioning a flying dog in a cape as part of the film’s lighter elements.
“Yes, it’s about politics,” he said. “But on another level, it’s about morality. Do you never kill no matter what — which is what Superman believes — or do you have some balance, as Lois believes? It’s really about their relationship and how differing moral perspectives can pull two people apart.”
Gunn did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital‘s request for comment.
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‘I would have said no’: Democratic gov explains why he’s changed tune on 2028
Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told CNN on Sunday that he was weighing a Democratic presidential bid in 2028.
“Your name frequently comes up as a contender for the 2028 Democratic primary for president. You said you’ll think about it after next year,” CNN host Dana Bash told Beshar. “What will make you decide that that‘s going to be a yes, you‘ll run for president?”
“My primary obligation and what I‘m putting all my energy towards is to be the best governor of Kentucky that I can be. Next year, I‘ll also be the head of the Democratic Governors Association, and I think especially in these rural states where Republican governors have not spoken up whatsoever to stop this devastating bill, we‘re going to have strong candidates. We‘re going to win a lot of elections,” Beshear said.
Beshear also criticized the GOP’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” during the interview, calling it a Republican “attack on rural America.”
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Beshear said he hoped the list of potential Democratic leaders would grow.
“If you asked me this question a couple of years ago, I would have said no. My family’s been through a lot, but I do not want to leave a broken country to my kids or anyone else‘s. So, what I think is most important for 2028 is a candidate that can heal this country, that can bring people back together. So, when I sit down, I‘m going to think about whether I‘m that candidate or whether someone else is that candidate,” Beshear added.
The Democratic governor said he was going to make sure to put the country first.
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“I‘m going to make sure we‘re putting the country first, because my kids deserve to grow up in a country where they don‘t have to turn on the news every morning, even when they‘re on vacation and say, what the heck happened last night?” he said.
Other Democrats, including Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom, are also seen as potential 2028 nominees.
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Some senators are wary of a potential Harris run, according to a May report from The Hill.
A Democratic senator who remained anonymous bluntly told The Hill, “No,” when asked if Harris should run again in 2028. The senator told the outlet that Harris had her chance in 2024 before losing to President Donald Trump in November.
Chip and Joanna Gaines say their ‘awkward’ new hobby has reignited their 22-year marriage
After 22 years of marriage, Chip and Joanna Gaines are always looking for ways to keep the spark alive.
The Magnolia Network stars, who celebrated their wedding anniversary in May, recently opened up about the challenges they often face within their relationship and the “new thing” they tried in an effort to maintain the excitement.
“What we’ve realized in 22 years of marriage . . . is we still feel like newbies. Anytime you unlock a new thing, and you do it together, it only grows your relationship,” Joanna, 47, told People in a new interview.
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“I hired this couple; they came to our office and taught us how to dance,” she continued.
“Just she and I with this couple. You talk about awkward,” Chip, 50, added.
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Joanna said the new hobby offered an “awakening” to their marriage.
“You see insecurities, you see strengths, and it’s like, ‘Oh, that’s a new awakening,’” she said.
“[When we started] we didn’t know how to hold our hands. It’s hard to make eye contact with even your best friend and wife of 22 years. I felt really strange, awkward. But then, after two or three weeks, we started looking forward to those lessons,” Chip said. “It was this sweet reminder that all of us could use refreshes and challenges in our relationships.”
“I feel like dancing is the most symbolic way of talking about, as a couple, ‘How do you stay in sync in life?’ We do really good in real life, we have our rhythm. But with dancing, we were so off, it was surprising. We’ve done everything else so well, but this we totally suck at! But it was beautiful,” Joanna added.
The pair, who share daughters Emmie, 15, and Ella, 18; and sons Crew, 7, Duke, 16, and Drake, 20, opened up about their dynamic in 2023.
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“It is more fun to be married to a Chip, than a Joanna. So I’m sorry for all those years where I was a bit of a dud,” she jokingly told her husband during an interview with People.
“You were a stick in the mud for quite some time,” Chip teased. “You’re really starting to catch your second wind.”
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“If Chip weren’t my partner, I would probably still be in the corner. From the moment I met him, he’s always experienced change in a positive way. Even if it was negative, it was, ‘Alright. What do we do next?’” Joanna explained to the outlet. “I would say, as we’re getting older, I’m shifting and I’m more like Chip, and Chip is more like me,” she admitted.
Social media erupts over Netflix’s shocking cruise documentary
A newly released documentary on Netflix has continued to draw attention from viewers about how a vacation turned into a nightmare.
The film covers the Carnival Triumph ship — which departed from Galveston, Texas, and set sail to Cozumel, Mexico for a four-night stay in Feb. 2013.
The documentary, “Trainwreck: Poop Cruise,” explores the incident in which an engine fire left 4,000 passengers stranded at sea without power and dubbed the incident the “poop cruise,” according to Netflix’s website.
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Passengers were stranded for about five days until finally making it to Mobile, Alabama.
A Carnival spokesperson told Fox News Digital the incident from over 12 years ago was a teachable moment for the entire cruise industry.
“A thorough investigation following the incident revealed a design vulnerability,” the statement said, “which was corrected and led Carnival Cruise Line to invest more than $500 million across our entire fleet in comprehensive fire prevention and suppression, improved redundancy and enhanced management systems, all in support of our commitment to robust safety standards.”
The company’s statement continued, “We are proud of the fact that since 2013 over 53 million guests have enjoyed safe and memorable vacations with us, and we will continue to operate to these high standards.”
The documentary features interviews with passengers, who shared their accounts of defecating in biohazard bags, seeing fights break out, having no power and revealing the chaos that unfolded aboard.
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Stewart Chiron, a Miami-based cruise industry expert known as “The Cruise Guy,” told Fox News Digital the Carnival Triumph disaster was an unfortunate situation.
A Carnival spokesperson said the incident became a teachable moment for the entire cruise industry.
Chiron said the incident “highlighted the significant safety measures available at that moment in time and lessons learned, as it has never happened again.”
“The ship did exactly what it was supposed to do and preserved lives,” he added.
“While the passengers and crew were uncomfortable, they were safe. Food and supplies were replenished by other ships sailing in the area as it was towed to Mobile, Alabama.”
Viewers have taken to social media to share comments about the outrageous incident.
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“Not me, watching the Netflix documentary about the 2013 carnival cruise that turned into a poop cruise,” said one woman on X.
Another X user posted, “OK, listen, hear me out. Other than the crew, who all seemed GREAT, these people seemed unbearable and really dramatic.”
Said another person, “My favorite part of the ‘Trainwreck: Poop Cruise’ situation was the part when all the toilets stopped working and they had no power, so they thought, ‘We should open the bars and give everyone free booze.'”
One X user wrote, “‘Trainwreck: Poop Cruise’ on Netflix is a perfect documentary to show how Americans would not be surviving a war on their soil for a single week.”
The same user called out “the audacity, incapability to handle inconvenience and the absolute lack of community and empathy for others in a crisis.”
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An X user posted, “Oh, the entitled cruise passengers are the worst!”
“So, you’ve never been camping, done a missions trip, been hospitalized for any period of time, walked your dog, gone to a music festival? Just poop in the bag! You made the sewage problem so much worse,” the same user added.
NFL legend’s son joins Notre Dame’s star-studded roster of famous football offspring
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have brought in yet another son of a former NFL star.
Devin Fitzgerald — the son of Arizona Cardinals star Larry Fitzgerald, who should be heading to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2026 with his first time ballot — announced his commitment on Saturday.
He also considered UCLA, but ultimately chose the Fighting Irish.
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Fitzgerald is ranked the 55th-best receiver in his 2026 class, per 247Sports.com. He is a three-star prospect out of Brophy Prep in Arizona.
He won’t be the only son of a former NFL great looking to make his own mark on the game, as the Fighting Irish will be filled with the next generation.
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The receivers room alone has Jerome Bettis Jr., the son of Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis; Elijah Burress, whose father is Super Bowl-champion receiver Plaxico Burress; and Kaydon Finley, the son of Green Bay Packers Super Bowl-champion Jermichael Finley.
On defense, Thomas Davis Jr., the son of ex-Carolina Panthers All-Pro Thomas Davis, also said he’s heading to South Bend in 2026.
Fitzgerald revealed to ESPN that Notre Dame offered him a scholarship in May following his junior season, where he hauled in 52 receptions for 720 yards with nine touchdowns. He also has a good relationship with Mike Brown, who he has known “since I was 5 years old.”
“I’ve developed into a better ballplayer, and they really think I’m going to turn into a great player,” Fitzgerald told ESPN. “…He’s shown me that I can come in, step up and play early. That’s their plan with me.”
The elder Fitzgerald became a star at Pitt during his college days, as he won the Biletnikoff Award in 2003 as just a sophomore. He had over 1,000 yards in each of his two seasons as a Panther before entering the 2004 NFL Draft.
He ended up being the third overall pick by the Cardinals, and they kept him for 17 years. Fitzgerald would go on to have 1,432 catches for 17,492 yards and 121 touchdowns. He also won the 2016 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
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“Having my dad there to help me throughout the recruiting process has been great,” Devin Fitzgerald said of his father’s influence. “He knows what’s important.”