Just noticed that our volleyball team is hosting State Penn on BTN at 8 tonight....Go Terps!!

In full disclosure, my best friend lived in Anne Arundel dorm which was coed in 1980 and the other half of his floor housed the volleyball team. Needless to say, I was probably the number one visitor to that dorm and actually came in second in their talent show as the Unknown Comic....

Watch Locks give a final update ahead of Saturday's game. He starts by updating the status of Lia (no real update) other than the fact he has practiced multiple times. Also updates the status of Jakorian Bennett and Ruben Hyppolite, both have practiced but game-time decisions. Full availability below.

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Taulia Tagovailoa is a 'game-time decision' according to Locksley this afternoon. Says he reaggravated a knee injury he suffered during the Michigan game.

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A lot to like here. Biggest takeaway? The expectation is ALWAYS to win a Big Ten championship and a national championship. Feel like it has been over a decade since I heard that. So refreshing.

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Just finished up the basketball team’s media day and open practice (warmups).

Will post the Willard presser here in a bit. He really isn’t much of a talker like Turgeon was, as far as when he’s addressing the media. But he gets it. He has totally embraced this program’s history and rabid fan base and the expectations.

Donta Scott has lost 30 lbs according to Willard. He said its just been a matter of eating better and watching what he drinks along with time in the weight room with Tarp. He says he’s feeling better and is ready to get back to playing like he did as a sophomore.

Jahmir Young is going to be the one that makes this team go. He’s the guy.

The one player who I think might surprise folks is Ian Martinez. He is absolutely better than he showed last season and I’ve heard good things. He also seems really excited to play for Willard and says he’s fully adjusted to Big Ten play which is much different than the PAC 12 was.

All we heard over and over from Willard and the players is that this year’s team is going to play fast. And being that they all have the same thing to compare it to, the players believe it and have bought in.

Quick practice observation…finally, this is how practices are supposed to be run! Practice is night and day from what we saw under Turgeon and I only saw like a half hour. High energy, everyone always moving, no standing around. And as soon as they really got down to it, Willard’s intensity went to another level (might have heard an F bomb or two, also). This is how I’m used to seeing teams practice. This year’s team is going to have its growing pains and they might not be where they want at the end of this season, but you have ti love the direction the program is headed.

Looking back at these starting lineups as recruits, it is a bit perplexing that Northwestern is as bad as they are. Honestly, NU has been pretty bad 3 of the past 4 years now and you have to wonder if Fitzgerald's seat is getting warm at all, despite him being an alum and having done a phenomenal job for north of a decade. One thing that is interesting is the fact that Northwestern really doesn't start a lot of transfers like a lot of other programs are. See how these starters stack up at the link below.

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Bruno has emerged as a strong possibility to start at center for Houston tonight. Reportedly he has made impressions with the team for his physicality and improving defense, rebounding ability and rim running and as such, he is well equipped athletically to play in Houston’s up-tempo system. Fernando has been getting a lot of buzz since training camp.

Also, Huerter is the starting SG tonight for Sacramento while Stix will play tonight vs Wizards despite recently dealing with right knee tendinitis.

Maryland vs. Team USA.

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Sophomore Shyanne Sellers of the 17th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team is one of 20 watch-list candidates for the Cheryl Miller Award, an annual honor recognizing the top small forward in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.

Sellers, the 2022 Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, is one of the top returners for the Terrapins. She saw action in all 32 games last year, starting in 10, and averaged 7.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 26.5 minutes per game as a rookie.

Sellers led the Terps with 56 steals on the season and was also named to the five-member All-Big Ten Freshman Team.

Sellers' teammate, senior Diamond Miller, was named a candidate for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award for the nation's top shooting guard, on Monday.

Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds starting Friday, October 21. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2023 Cheryl Miller Award will be narrowed to 10 and then in late February to just five. In March the five finalists will be presented to Miller and the Hall of Fame's selection committee where a winner will be selected.

The winner of the 2023 Cheryl Miller Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Women's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Shooting Guard), Katrina McClain Award (Power Forward) and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center), in addition to the Men's Starting Five.

For more information on the 2023 Cheryl Miller Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #MillerAward on Twitter and Instagram.

The Terrapins, who are ranked No. 17 in the AP Preseason poll, were picked to finish fourth in the Big Ten by both the league's head coaches and media panel. Both groups picked Iowa to win the conference.

The Terrapins will host two of last year's Final Four teams, as they play one of the toughest schedules in the country. Their out of conference schedule is highlighted by home matchups with defending national champion No. 1 South Carolina and No. 6 Connecticut, as well as road trips to No. 18 Baylor and No. 9 Notre Dame.

Click here for the Terrapins' full schedule. More game times and streaming information will be posted to umterps.com.

Two-time National Coach of the Year Brenda Frese brings in nine new players this season, including AP Honorable Mention All-American honoree Abby Meyers (Princeton), All-SEC transfer Lavender Briggs (Florida), All-AAC transfer Elisa Pinzan (USF), SEC graduate transfer Brinae Alexander (Vanderbilt) and All-CAA transfer Allie Kubek (Towson). Last spring, Frese also signed two top-55 incoming freshmen in Gia Cooke and Brianna McDaniel. Incoming freshman Ava Sciolla and Mila Reynolds signed with Maryland in November, giving the Terrapins a top 10 recruiting class for the 15th time under Frese.

Tickets for the 2022-23 season are now on sale at umterps.com.

Same bowl as last week, but a different ACC opponent. Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. NC State on 12-30.

ROSEMONT, IL – Senior Diamond Miller of the 17th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team was named to the All-Big Ten Preseason Team Wednesday for the second straight season.

Miller, a two-time All-Big Ten honoree and 2021 Big Ten Tournament Co-MVP, is Maryland's leading returning scorer after averaging 13.1 points and 4.0 rebounds last year. Miller earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors. She scored in double figures in 17 of her 22 games played on the year.

Miller became the 36th Terrapin to reach the 1,000-career points mark with her 23-point performance in the Terps' NCAA Tournament First Round win over Delaware.

The Terrapins, who were ranked No. 17 in the AP Preseason poll, were picked to finish fourth in the Big Ten by both the league's head coaches and media panel. Both groups picked Iowa to win the conference.

The Terrapins will host two of last year's Final Four teams, as they play one of the toughest schedules in the country. Their out of conference schedule is highlighted by home matchups with defending national champion No. 1 South Carolina and No. 6 Connecticut, as well as road trips to No. 18 Baylor and No. 9 Notre Dame.

Click here for the Terrapins' full schedule. More game times and streaming information will be posted to umterps.com.

Maryland returns Miller as well as Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year Shyanne Sellers.

Two-time National Coach of the Year Brenda Frese will bring in eight new players next season, including AP Honorable Mention All-American honoree Abby Meyers (Princeton), All-SEC transfer Lavender Briggs (Florida), All-AAC transfer Elisa Pinzan (USF), SEC graduate transfer Brinae Alexander (Vanderbilt) and All-CAA transfer Allie Kubek (Towson). Last spring, Frese also signed two top-55 incoming freshmen in Gia Cooke and Brianna McDaniel. Incoming freshman Ava Sciolla and Mila Reynolds signed with Maryland in November, giving the Terrapins a top 10 recruiting class for the 15th time under Frese.

Season tickets and mini packs for the 2022-23 season are now on sale at umterps.com.

Well....Taulia is still listed as the starting QB for Saturday's game versus Northwestern. We should have an update on his status a little later this afternoon. Here's a look at the full depth chart below.

Locksley says this afternoon that both Taulia Tagovailoa and Rakim Jarrett are game-time decisions this week. Both were still listed as starters this morning on this week's depth chart and unless they are physically completely unable to go on Saturday, I would expect both to start. But we will see how things progress throughout the week.

Long’s St Peters is ranked #1 in NJ this week. Long passed for 234 yards. Led a 17 point 4th quarter to defeat #11 St Joseph’s. Looks like we have a good one coming.

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PVI 2024 four-star sniper Darren Harris will announce his commitment this Saturday. Coming off of last weekend's Duke official visit, I expect him to announce for the Blue Devils. While I really like Harris' game and would have loved to see him in a Terps uniform, this class is loaded locally and loaded specifically with wings. As I mentioned in a previous thread, Drew McKenna is an absolute stud. You also have guys like Khani Rooths, Jaeden Mustaf, Rob Dockery, Isaiah Abraham, Malichi Palmer and more. So I wouldn't fret too much over losing Harris.

Here are your snap counts and PFF grades from Saturday's win over Indiana. Here are a few observations....

- I was a bit surprised to see Cory Coley played the most defensive snaps. Of course, the absence of Gavin Gibson had something to do with this. Still, did not see that coming.
- On offense, I was also a bit surprised to see Colton Deery played more snaps at center than Aric Harris. Definitely a good sign for the future of the o-line. Of course, this was due to the absence of Jaelyn Duncan.
- I am fairly certain Joseph Bearns was the 3rd blocking TE and NOT Preston Howard. Previous weeks it had been Austin Fontaine coming in as that extra jumbo TE.

Full grades and snap counts at the link below.

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poll. Tar Cheats are 22 or 23 and they haven't beaten a decent team all year. Barely scraped by Duke.