X reporting a DB from Bowling Green and high school kid from St. John’s

St. Frances four-star QB Mike Van Buren back at Maryland again today. Second visit in a week. Would be huge if they could get him on board and get some momentum going with the 2024 class. Also hearing they are set to host Spalding QB Malik Washington today, also. I know I've mentioned it before, but Washington is one of the best athletes I've ever seen at his age. Legit five-star potential in both hoops and football. Scored 24 points versus St. Frances in the BCL tourney just a few days ago.

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The Terps also landed a commitment from St. John's three-star ATH (safety) Shamar McIntosh tonight. He had multiple INTs this season and was first-team All-WCAC this season. Again, he's got good size and had a solid offer list with schools like BC, Pitt, Tennessee and WVU in the mix. Seems to be a good under-the-radar pickup that could turn into a very good pickup down the road. Anytime you can land a 1st-team All-WCAC kid with a solid offer sheet, its a good pickup in my book.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland football team held its annual awards banquet Sunday evening at The Hotel in College Park. Members of the 2023 Terrapins team, coaching staff, administration, support staff and families were in attendance for the special night.

The long-time voice of the Terrapins, Johnny Holliday, emceed the event. The evening started off with a recognition of the senior class and then Holliday spotlighted all of the Terps in attendance that garnered All-Big Ten recognition. From there, members of the Maryland coaching staff began handing out the hardware. A list of all award winners is noted below.

Maryland head coach Michael Locksley addressed the crowd to look back at the accomplishments of the 2023 Terps. Locksley also discussed the team’s upcoming matchup with Auburn in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl on December 30.

The evening was capped of by Locksley announcing the four permanent team captains - defensive back Beau Brade, linebacker Ruben Hyppolite II, wide receiver Jeshaun Jones and quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa. The quartette was voted by their teammates as the representatives for the 2023 team.

The complete list of award winners is as follows:

Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Year: Carson Petitbon & Mykel Morman
Freshman Special Teams Player of the Year: Braeden Wisloski
Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year: Daniel Wingate
Freshman Defensive Player of the Year: Jordan Phillips
Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year: Jaiden Fair
Freshman Offensive Player of the Year: Preston Howard
Dr. John E. Faber Iron Man Award: Jordan Phillips
George Boutselis Memorial Award (letterman with highest GPA): Ethan Gough
George C. Cook Memorial Award (senior with highest GPA): Isaac Bunyun
Alvin L. Aubinoe Unsung Hero Award: Roman Hemby & Glendon Miller
Public Service Award: Beau Brade & Dante Trader Jr.
A.V. Williams Award (outstanding & conspicuous sportsmanship): Tai Felton & Eli Mason
James M. Tatum Memorial Award (Lineman of the Year): Delmar Glaze
Jordan McNair Memorial Award: Dante Trader Jr.
Special Teams Player of the Year: Sean Greeley
Defensive Player of the Year: Ruben Hyppolite II
Offensive Player of the Year: Taulia Tagovailoa
Ray Krouse Memorial Award (MVP): Taulia Tagovailoa
2022 Team Captains (voted on by players): Beau Brade, Jeshaun Jones, Ruben Hyppolite II & Taulia Tagovailoa

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COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland opened its Big Ten schedule with a 71-58 victory over Northwestern on Sunday afternoon at XFINITY Center. The win marked the 600th home triumph in program history with 306 coming at XFINITY and 294 at Cole Field House. Maryland now now 600-139 all-time in games in College Park for a remarkable 81.2 win percentage.

The Terps won their fifth game in a row overall and 16th in a row in home to move to 7-3 overall this season.

A well-balanced scoring attack was led by Allie Kubek, who scored 17 points.



Shyanne Sellers had all-around game with 13 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds and career-high tying five steals. Sellers had the Terps' first double-double with assists since 2021.



Overall eight different Terps scored as Jakia Brown-Turner also scored 13 points. Faith Masonius scored nine points -- all from the free-throw line -- to set a career-high for made foul shots.

Maryland broke open the game in the third quarter with 12-2 spurt to start the stanza to led 48-35 with three minutes left in the quarter. The Terps held a double-figure lead for the remainder of the game.

The Terps' defense was stellar throughout the game, holding the Wildcats (3-6) to just 35.9 from the floor and 5-of-18 from three-point range.

The victory was also Maryland's 200th all-time against a Big Ten opponent, including games prior to the Terps joining the conference in 2014-15. Maryland is 200-54 all-time vs. Big Ten foes for a 78.7win percentage.


Breaking Down The Action

• Maryland led 22-14 after the first quarter as seven different Terps scored in the period led by six points from Allie Kubek. The Terps knocked down 9-of-18 shots and held the Wildcats to 5-of-16 from the floor over the first 10 minutes.
• In the second quarter, Northwestern took a short-lived 30-29 lead with 1:32 left in the half prior to Maryland holding a 36-33 edge at intermission as Sellers canned a three-pointer at the buzzer. Sellers led all scorers with 11 first-half points.

· The Terps took control of the game in the third quarter, scoring the first eight points of the period thanks to some nifty plays by McDaniel as they led 44-33 with 6:30 left in the quarter. Maryland outscored Northwestern 20-6 in the third to lead 56-39 after three. The six points allowed on 3-of-16 shooting equaled the Terps' fewest points allowed in a quarter this season.

· The lead ballooned to 21 in the fourth quarter on a fast-break layup by Bri McDaniel with eight minutes left in the game, making the score 62-41, Maryland.


600th Home Win

• Maryland won its 600th all-time home game on Saturday, moving to 600-139 in College Park since the start of the program in 1971-72. Maryland has a remarkable 81.2 win percentage in home games all-time.
• The Terps have now won 306 games at XFINITY Center and 294 at Cole Field House.
• Maryland has won now 16 straight home games, dating back to a Dec. 11, 2022 win over UConn, 364 days ago.
• Maryland is 306-44 (.874) at home under Brenda Frese, whose first season in College Park was the inaugural season of XFINITY Center. That is among the top 10 toughest places to play in the country.
• The Terrapins are 170-12 (.934) all-time in non-conference games in XFINITY Center.
• The Terps won 48 straight home games starting Nov. 9, 2007 with a 76-52 season-opening win over Princeton. The streak ended on Jan. 21, 2010 with an 80-77 loss to Miami.

200 Wins Vs. Big Ten Opponents

• The Terps are now 200-54 (.787) all-time against their Big Ten opponents, including Maryland's time prior to joining the conference.
• Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 158-24 (.868) vs. their conference opponents, including their 20-4 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
• In the 21 years under Frese, the Terps are 169-28 (.858) against their Big Ten opponents.
• Frese is 183-33 (.848) all-time vs. Big Ten opponents, which includes her time at Minnesota and at Ball State.
• Since joining the league in 2014, Maryland is 73-6 (.924) against Big Ten teams at home.

Double-Figure Factors

• Kubek scored in double-figures for the fourth time this season with 17 points. She has now scored 10-plus points in 37 career games with 33 coming at Towson prior to transferring to Maryland.
• Sellers scored in double-figures for the eighth time in 10 games this season and 49th time in her career with 13 points.
• Brown-Turner hit the double-figures mark for the seventh time this season, her first with the Terps, scoring 13. Overall, she now has 74 double-figure scoring games in her career with 67 coming at NC State.

Threes Up

• Brinae Alexander made one three-pointer in the game to give her 141 three-pointers in her two years as a Terrapin, which is No. 12 in the Terps' career record book. She needs to make four to pass Laurin Mincy (143 from 2011-15) at No. 11.
• Alexander's Maryland career three-point percentage is 43.2%, which is third in Maryland history, behind just Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (45.9%) and Katie Benzan (47.4%).

Terps Dominating The Series

• Sunday's match-up was the 15th all-time between Maryland and Northwestern, with the Terps owning the series at 14-1.
• The Terps took last year's meeting, 79-54 in Evanston on Feb. 9, 2023.
• Brenda Frese is now 15-1 vs. the Wildcats.

Numbers To Know

• 6: Maryland held Northwestern to six points in the third quarter, equaling its best defensive showing in a quarter this season.
• 9: Faith Masonius made a career-best 9-of-10 free throws.
• 10: Shyanne Sellers had 10 assists to become the first Terp with a double-double with assists since 2021.
• 14: The Terps are now 14-1 all-time against Northwestern.
• 20: The Terps have now won 20 games in a row when leading at the half.
• 141: Brinae Alexander now has 141 three-pointers in her career, to stand 11th all-time triples made.
• 600: The Terps won their 600th home game all-time with the victory.

Up Next

• The Terps host their annual Field Trip Day on Tuesday, Dec. 12, as Towson comes to XFINITY Center for an 11 a.m., match-up that can viewed on Big Ten Plus.

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Auburn ran Indiana out of the building this afternoon.

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Maryland has flipped Miami four-star CB Larry Tarver from FIU after hosting him for a visit over the weekend.

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The Origins of College Football Team Names

As predicted, #2 joins a #3

Interesting take from a month ago...not exactly complimentary. I did not know he selfishly quit on his team mid-season....yea, let's bring him in

The Terps have already hosted a couple of portal visitors and are set to host several more this weekend. Here's a breakdown of this week's transfer portal visitors.

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- Obviously the biggest visit, which has already begun is that of NC State starting QB MJ Morris. A 6-foot-2, 205-pound Ga. native, Morris started multiple games last season as a true freshman and also started games this year as a sophomore before announcing he would enter the portal after four games. In doing so, he preserved his redshirt and would have three years of eligibility remaining. The connection here is the Terps' new GM, Merci Falaise, who took over in College Park during the season. Morris already has an established relationship with Falaise, who is also from Ga., and it was certainly a driving factor in getting him on campus so quickly.

Morris has good size and mobility with average to above average arm strength with the ability to make accurate throws on the run while rolling out of the pocket. These traits likely make him a good fit for Maryland's offense.

This isn't to say he's a done deal to the Terps. He's heard from other schools and he visited with LSU on Wednesday in Raleigh before making the trip up to College Park yesterday. But LSU has former Rivals100 QB Garrett Nussmeier waiting in the wings and he might get first shot at the starting job in their bowl game if Jayden Daniels opts out.

Finally, while Morris isn't among the top tier of QB transfers, he is among the top 25 QBs in the portal and is ranked inside the top 150 of all players currently in or planning to enter the portal. He would likely be an excellent value play in that he won't command top dollar like the Cam Wards or the Kyle McCords, but the Terps could potentially be getting a multi-year starter for significantly less than those top tier guys with plenty of room to sign multiple starters along the o-line and at tight end.

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- Speaking of offensive linemen, one of the biggest needs up front is at the center spot, where outgoing linemen Aric Harris and Mike Purcell were basically a two-man platoon this season. To address this spot, the Terps first hosted Purdue interior lineman Josh Kaltenberger, who was on campus beginning Wednesday. Kaltenberger, a former Rivals three-star out of Seneca Valley (Pa.), appeared in 36 games with 7 starters over the past three seasons for the Boilermakers. Maryland would likely offer him a chance to earn a full-time starting spot next season and be a leader of the O-line unit. Terps are in waiting mode with Kaltenberger after completing his visit.

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- Perhaps the headliner of this weekend's visitors is a potential replacement for outgoing tight end Corey Dyches. That would be Baylor starting tight end Drake Dabney, a 6-foot-5, 250-pounder out of Texas who caught 33 balls for 552 yards and 5 TDs this season for the Bears, earning honorable mention All-Big 12 honors. Size-wise, his frame would likely make him a significant upgrade to Dyches as a blocker, while still having excellent ball skills. This is one visit where the presence of Spavital and Sulmin should really help the Terps. He does not have any other known visits set up at this time.

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- The Terps will also look to fill one of the vacant defensive back openings when they host Bowling Green cornerback Jalen Huskey, a 6-foot-1, 185-pounder who played his high school ball locally at Quince Orchard.

Huskey started all 12 games for Bowling Green this season, finishing with 52 tackles (30 solo), 6 pass breakups and 4 interceptions (including an INT of Michigan's JJ McCarthy), earning first-team All-MAC honors. This is one to definitely keep an eye on moving forward.

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- With Kaltenberger still weighing his options, the Terps will host another Big Ten center in Indiana's Zach Carpenter. A former Rivals three-star who began his college career at Michigan, Carpenter started every game for the Hoosiers this season at center. He started 15 games for the Hoosiers in the three seasons prior to this one, making 27 starts in all, along the offensive line.

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- The Terps will host yet another Big Ten offensive lineman in Michigan State's Keyshawn Blackstock.

Blackstock, who transferred to Michigan State this past offseason after playing at Coffeyville C.C., came to East Lansing as a redshirt junior but only played in four games for the Spartans this season, thus saving his redshirt eligibility. He is free to transfer again immediately due to the firing of Tucker and putting his name into the portal within a month of his firing.

At 6-foot-5, 315-pounds, Blackstock has excellent size to play either tackle spot. He saw 25 snaps this season at LT versus Washington and 18 snaps at LT versus the Terps.

The rub here is that Blackstock is currently committed to Arkansas of the SEC. He gave his pledge to the Hogs back in November. The Terps, along with Penn State, Virginia Tech, NC State, Colorado and more all heavily recruited Blackstock out of the portal back in November. The fact that he is still following through with a visit to College Park at this point in the process is likely a decent sign for the Terps as they look to flip the former Spartan before he enrolls at his next school.

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- Finally, the Terps will host Florida State backup offensive lineman Qae'Shon Sapp. A redshirt freshman, Sapp only saw action in a single game this season.

Sapp was highly recruited coming out Lee County (Ga.) high school and was rated a four-star offensive guard prospect by Rivals and the 16th ranked guard prospect in the country. Among the schools that offered were Alabama, Georgia, NC State and Texas. At 6-foot-4, 325-pounds, Sapp would give the Terps another big bodied interior lineman who has been through the rigors of a P5 season.

BONUS:

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- The Terps will once again host South Carolina high school commit Braydon Lee. The Rivals250 prospect has been on campus more times than I can count this season and it still feels like he's basically a Maryland commit at this point even though he's officially committed to the Cocks.

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