ATLANTA, GA -- Maryland football junior safety Dante Trader Jr. has been named a nominee for the 2023 Wuerffel Trophy, College Football's Premier Award for Community Service, and one of the most meaningful awards in collegiate sports.

Trader Jr., who has started in all six games he's played for the Terps this season at safety, recently led the One Speed Backpack Drive, supplying more than 200 fully-loaded backpacks for J.C. Nalle Elementary School in Washington, D.C. The Delmar, DE native worked with kl lll loo teammates and fellow podcast hosts safety Beau Brade and linebacker Ruben Hyppolite II to raise more than $10,000 for the backpack drive, where they handed out backpacks, pizza and Maryland gear to students on August 26. Trader Jr. also has taken part in TBIAF community service events and mentored underprivileged youth in Salisbury MD during the offseason.

The junior has tallied 24 tackles (18 solo) and four pass breakups for the Terps this season, serving as one of Maryland's leaders on defense. He has started in the last 19 games he has played dating back to the beginning of last season.

The Wuerffel Trophy is named after Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from the University of Florida who parlayed his success on the football field into a lifetime of service. The Wuerffel Trophy embodies Danny's commitment to being a humanitarian, while honoring a student-athlete who is inspired to serve others and make a positive impact on society.

Semifinalists for the award will be announced on November 2nd, and finalists will be announced on November 28th. The formal announcement of the 2023 recipient is scheduled to be made on December 7th during The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN, and the presentation of the 2023 Wuerffel Trophy will take place February 17, 2024 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, GA.

Maryland won their ‘secret’ scrimmage today versus Cinci in Pittsburgh, according to Jeff Goodman.

No surprise, they were led by Jahmir Young, JuJu Reese and Donta Scott.

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See what Terps wideout made the list of most impressive transfers at this point in the season at the story linked below.

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HOUSTON, TX -- Maryland head coach Michael Locksley has been named to the American Heart Association's 2023 Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award watch list.

Locksley, who has led the Terps to their second consecutive 5-2 start to the season, is one of 26 coaches nationally and four coaches from the Big Ten who have been named to the watch list. The award is given each January to a college football coach for contributions that make the sport better for athletes and fans alike by demonstrating grit, integrity and a winning approach to coaching and life – both on and off the field.

In his fifth year as the Terrapins head coach, Locksley and the Terps are only one win away from reaching their third-straight bowl game for the first time since 2006-08. Locksley leads a team that stands top three in the Big Ten in total offense, passing offense, turnover margin, turnovers gained, and both third and fourth down conversion percentage. The Terps started 5-0 this season for the first time since 2001.

The 38th annual Coach of the Year award winner will be announced live from Houston's Post Oak Hotel on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. The watch list, finalists and Coach of the Year recipient are voted on by the National Sports Media Association, the Bryant Awards' Executive Leadership Team and the Bryant Family.

In addition to the Coach of the Year, the Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards will also present Conference Coach of the Year Awards from each of the Power Five collegiate athletic conferences.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS – Graduate transfer Jakia Brown-Turner of the 14th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team was named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List Wednesday. The Miller Award is given to the nation's top small forward in women's college basketball.

Named after the three-time Naismith Player of the Year and Class of 1995 Hall of Famer, the annual award, in its seventh year, recognizes the top small forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.

Brown-Turner, a 6-0 guard from Oxon Hill, Md., played four seasons at NC State, where she was a First Team All-ACC honoree and earned AP Honorable Mention honors in 2021. She averaged 10.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists as she started 123 of 124 career games for the Wolfpack. Brown-Turner helped NC State to three straight ACC titles (2020, 2021, 2022), an Elite Eight (2022) and a Sweet Sixteen (2021).

Brown-Turner, a Family Science major, scored 1,273 career points with 159 three-pointers made and 246 career assists. She scored in double figures in 16 games last year and in 67 career games. Brown-Turner scored 17 points to help the Wolfpack to a win at then-No. 10 Iowa in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge back in December. In the Wolfpack's Elite Eight run in 2022, Brown-Turner scored a season-high 20 points in the Elite Eight game vs. UConn, including a game-tying three to force overtime.

For more information on the 2024 Cheryl Miller Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #MillerAward on Twitter and Instagram.

The Terrapins will play four of the other seven Elite Eight teams from the 2023 NCAA Tournament this season. The Terps will play non-conference matchups at No. 6 South Carolina (Nov. 12) and at No. 2 UConn (Nov. 16). They will host No. 3 Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 3 and No. 7 Ohio State on Wednesday, Jan. 17 at the XFINITY Center. Maryland will make a return trip to Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 25.

After being picked to finish fourth in the league last year, the Terrapins finished 28-7 overall and 15-3 in league to finish tied for second. Maryland advanced to the program's 15th Elite Eight and first since 2015. The Terrapins picked up nine wins over ranked teams, including five over top 10 opponents.

Head coach Brenda Frese welcomes back Preseason All-Big Ten honoree Shyanne Sellers, key returners Faith Masonius, Lavender Briggs, Brinae Alexander and Bri McDaniel from last year's Elite Eight squad. Maryland also welcomes five newcomers in Brown-Turner and incoming freshmen Summer Bostock, Hawa Doumbouya, Emily Fisher and Riley Nelson. Emma Chardon and Allie Kubek will return from injuries.

Terrible coaching today. Play calling was garbage

but definitely of interest to me and almost certainly of interest to Cat, md women's bb #14 in A.P. pre-season poll.

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Today is men’s hoops media day on campus and Kevin Willard just had his presser.

A couple of noteworthy things he said:

He and Cooley had initially agreed to start an annual series with G’town this year but there was a scheduling issue on Maryland’s end. Said it isn’t 100% done for next year and he wants to get a couple more rounds of golf and dinners out of Cooley first, but it should happen starting next year.

He also said that Maryland will be playing in next year’s Empire Classic. This year’s event features Indiana, UConn, Texas and Louisville. One can only hope they will have that loaded of a field next year.

To start off, I don’t think the sky is falling and yesterday’s game is not the end of the world. That said, I have now seen a large enough sample size to change my opinion on the rest of the season. My new prediction is that Maryland will finish 7-5. The team is really a one man show on offense; Taulia. If he plays poorly or average or good, that’s how the team will play overall. We beat some bad teams this year (and we should have), but now that we are playing superior teams (OSU) and teams with good coaches (Illinois), our holes are being exposed (undisciplined defense, lackluster running game, and a RT who should be playing D-III, to name just a quick few things.

What do other people predict?

I think we’ll lose to UM, PSU, and either Nebraska or Rutgers.

I think the team can get better, and I’m not anti-locksley. I just don’t see much improvement this year over last year except on paper. Taulia doesn’t seem markedly better than he was last year, the OL is worse, the WRs drop too many balls, the safeties are good but the CBs are average. Nothing wrong with average, but not anything special. LBs are really good (Gotay, Hyppollte, Barham). Though I don’t think Barham is as good as last year. DL still doesn’t get you the run stops needed at the right time. Last but not least, the play calling on O and D has not improved. It should have, and on paper we upgraded coaches, but that hasn’t translated.

College Football News projects Maryland will finish 7-5 and play Duke in the Pinstripe Bowl 12/28 in NYC.

Despite losing the game, the team actually graded out pretty well.

Tagovailoa and Gotay both graded out individually in the 80s. And the pass rush grade was the highest it has been all season.

Also, Hemby had his second-highest grade of the season. Finally, found it a bit surprising to see that Coley Jr. played the most snaps among the CBs. More at the link below.

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COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland's next game at Northwestern on October 28 will kick off at noon and air on the Big Ten Network, it was announced today. The game will also air on the Maryland Sports Radio Network.

Maryland (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten) will travel to Northwestern for the first time since 2020 and only second time ever next Saturday.

The Terps and Wildcats played last year in College Park with Maryland defeating Northwestern 31-24. Roman Hemby broke off a career-long 75-yard touchdown run with 3:22 left to play to put the Terps ahead before Beau Brade came up with a big interception on the Wildcats' ensuing drive to seal the victory. Hemby rushed for a career-high 179 yards and scored three touchdowns in the Terrapins' victory.

Northwestern (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) had their bye week this past weekend and will travel to Nebraska this Saturday. The Wildcats are 3-1 at home with a win against Minnesota.

The Terps are 2-0 on the Big Ten Network this season, beating Towson on September 2 and Indiana on September 30.

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SPRINGFIELD, MASS – Junior Shyanne Sellers of the Maryland women’s basketball team was named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List Monday. The Lieberman Award is given to the nation’s top point guard in women’s college basketball.

A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking, and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman.

Sellers, an All-Big Ten honoree last year, is Maryland's leading returning scorer after averaging 13.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists last year. She scored in double figures in 28 of her 35 games played on the year.

Last season, Sellers was named to the All-Big Ten First Team by the league's media panel and to the Second Team by the head coaches. She was also named to the All-Big Ten Defensive Team. Sellers was named the Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year and to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2022.

For more information on the 2023 Nancy Lieberman Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.comand follow @hoophall and #LiebermanAward on Twitter and Instagram.

The Terrapins will play four of the other seven Elite Eight teams from the 2023 NCAA Tournament this season. The Terps will play non-conference matchups at South Carolina (Nov. 12) and at UConn (Nov. 16). They will host Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 3 and Ohio State on Wednesday, Jan. 17 at the XFINITY Center. Maryland will make a return trip to Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 25.

After being picked to finish fourth in the league last year, the Terrapins finished 28-7 overall and 15-3 in league to finish tied for second. Maryland advanced to the program's 15th Elite Eight and first since 2015. The Terrapins picked up nine wins over ranked teams, including five over top 10 opponents.

Head coach Brenda Frese welcomes back Preseason All-Big Ten honoree Shyanne Sellers, key returners Faith Masonius, Lavender Briggs, Brinae Alexander and Bri McDaniel from last year's Elite Eight squad. Maryland also welcomes five newcomers in NC State graduate transfer Jakia Brown-Turner and incoming freshmen Summer Bostock, Hawa Doumbouya, Emily Fisher and Riley Nelson. Emma Chardon and Allie Kubek will return from injuries.

So much for Music City. Today at least, Palm guesses the Terps will meet Baylor in the Guaranteed Rate game.

The men's hoops preseason AP poll was released this afternoon and the Terps have come in unofficially at No. 30 among the 'others receiving votes' with 34 points.

Big Ten has a couple of teams in the top 5 with Purdue (No. 3) and Michigan State (No. 4). Maryland's lone ranked OOC opponent is Villanova, who comes in at No. 22. You can see the full rankings at the link below.

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The KenPom preseason rankings are out and the Terps come in as the No. 22-ranked team in the country. Obviously, these rankings are a bit different than all the other preseason rankings as they are analytics based, accounting for the % of scoring returning, past performance of transfers, freshman rankings, etc. As of right now, they would play 11 games vs. teams in the top 40. They played 12 regular season games vs. top 40 teams a season ago.

Someone somewhere already posted their long-range predictions. Unless we get a new OC and unless Locksley gets a big shot of common-sense football the future IMHO is going to be rough.



2024, 4-8

2025 4-8

2026 3-8, missing a game

2027 2-10........time to give Locksley an extension.

Of course, there are probably several toss ups each year, but just based on the poor coaching at the UMD it all looks plausible.