Former prep great Gerald Willis III has a tattoo on his left shoulder that reads, “Only God can judge me.”
The soon-to-be Miami Hurricanes redshirt senior defensive tackle, a former five-star All-American who played his freshman season in 2014 for the Florida Gators before being dismissed for multiple transgressions, has had his challenges the past few years as well. Suspended more than once at UM, Willis took “a leave of absence’’ from playing in 2017, instead practicing on the scout team while he worked on getting his life in order.
“I had a lot of personal issues I had to handle off the field so I could make a comeback,” Willis conceded Thursday after practice, the first time he has spoken publicly in at least two years.