On March 10th, Tashan Reed received the call of a lifetime. After two years of covering Florida State football for The Athletic, the company wanted Reed to move to Vegas to cover the Raiders. An NFL beat. A dream fulfilled. But within days the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything. Reed joins Kate Scott to discuss the tragic impact the virus has had on his family, as well as the unforeseen opportunity it presented San Jose State's recruiting coordinator and running backs coach, Alonzo Carter, and the minority football coaches he’s inspired over the past month.To read Tashan’s articles on COVID-19 and Alonzo Carter, visit: https://theathletic.com/author/tashan-reed/For a free 90 day subscription visit: http://theathletic.com/theupdate

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