Our friends out in the desert in LV has Terps over/under win total at 7. Respond with “over” or “under” so we have receipts and see who was right or wrong after our 3rd straight bowl win results in our 9th win of the season (obviously I’m on the over)

B1G win total over/under:

Michigan 10 1/2
OSU 10 1/2
PSU 9 1/2
Wisconsin 9
Iowa 7 1/2
MD 7
Illinois 6 1/2
Minnesota 6 1/2
Nebraska 6
Michigan St 5 1/2
Purdue 5 1/2
Indiana 3 1/2
Northwestern 3 1/2

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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Senior punter Colton Spanglerhas been named to the preseason watch list for the 2023 Ray Guy Award, it was announced by The Augusta Sports Council on Wednesday.

It's the second consecutive year that Spangler has been named on the watch list for the Ray Guy Award, which honors the nation's top collegiate punter in the FBS.

Spangler is one of just five Big Ten punters to make the list.

A 2022 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection, Spangler started all 13 games for the Terps and punted 56 times for 2,522 yards (45.0 average). He pinned 16 punts inside the 20 and booted 12 punts over 50 yards.

Spangler's yard per punt average ranked 16th nationally in 2022 and he currently ranks third all-time at Maryland in punting average for his career (43.0 yards per punt).

In mid-November, the Ray Guy Award committee will meet to select 10 semifinalists. A national body of FBS sports information directors, media representatives and previous Ray Guy Award winners will then vote for the top three finalists to be announced on November 22. After the finalists are named, the voting body will cast ballots again to select the nation's top punter. The winner will be announced live during The Home Depot College Football Awards show, airing on ESPN in December 2023.

My god, this is what they are serving at Michigan’s recruiting BBQs! I’ve had better looking food at my kids’ elementary school cafeteria! 😂

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Maryland receiver Rakim Jarrett is making acrobatic catches all over the field and playing like a seasoned vet.
“We know the talent is there,” coach Todd Bowles said. “He can run with the ball and jump and catch as you’ve seen.”
“…we like the athlete we brought in, and he is great to work with.”

The NFC champion Eagles called him wanting to draft him in the 7th round - meaning he could catch passes from Jalen Hurts and only be 2 hours from home - but after consulting with his agent he told them thanks but no thanks.
He and his agent felt the Eagles WR room was more set in stone. He felt like he had a better chance to make the Bucs and got a 225K bonus to sign with Tampa Bay.
(Eagles had pick #249, there were 259 players picked in draft)
As a sophomore he ran 44% of his routes out wide and put up 62-829-5 while as junior he ran 94.6% of his routes from the slot which resulted in just 40-471-3. He will likely primarily play from the slot in NFL. Athletically it’s easy to see his upside, and with his 4.4 40 speed he is a legitimate threat with the ball in his hands. Needs improvement with fewer drops and more contested catches. Sounds like he is polishing his game with more to come…
BTW, hadn’t heard this before but he is the grand nephew of Pro Football HOF Vikings DT Alan Page.

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I take a look at three storylines to watch with the start of fall camp now right around the corner. Despite losing a lot of talent, the Terps return a number of top players off of last year's team and have made a number of key additions via the transfer portal. All eyes will be on the Terps in the trenches, while the team will look to build off of recent momentum and finally get a breakthrough win over Ohio State or Michigan. More at the link below.

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Highland Springs (Va.) three-star QB Khristian Martin is officially a Terp!

He's got great size at 6-2, 200 lbs and put up some really efficient numbers last season, completing over 60% of his passes with just a single interception. He'll need to get stronger, but a lot to like here, including beating out both in-state ACC programs. More at the link below.

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Redshirt senior quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa has been named to the watch list for the 87th annual Maxwell Award, it was announced on Monday.

It's the third consecutive year that Tagovailoa has been named to the prestigious preseason list, which recognizes the top Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) player in the country regardless of position.

Tagovailoa has helped ascend the Terps passing game to new heights during his three-year career. The quarterback has set Maryland career records for passing yards (7,879), passing touchdowns (51), total touchdowns (59), completions (665), completion percentage (67.4), 300-yard passing games (12), passing efficiency (146.2) and total offense (8,067). His current career completion percentage is the best of any Big Ten quarterback all-time with a minimum of 875 pass attempts.

Last week, Tagovailoa became the first Terp ever to be selected to the Big Ten Preseason Honors list. The redshirt senior was a 2022 Second Team All-Big Ten selection and garnered Academic All-Big Ten recognition as well.

Tagovailoa is one of only three Big Ten quarterbacks (J.J. McCarthy, Michigan & Tanner Mordecai, Wisconsin) on the watch list.

Maryland has had a player on the Maxwell Award Watch List in four of the last five years with Tagovailoa also being on the list the last two years and running back Anthony McFarland Jr. making the list in 2019.

Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced November 13, 2023, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled November 28, 2023. The winners of the 87th Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 7, 2023. The formal presentations of the Maxwell Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards in March 2024.

Tagovailoa and the Terps open up their 2023 season at home on September 2 against Towson.

Top QB target Khristian Martin is set to commit on Sunady and I still very much like the Terps chances here. He is expected to be in College Park this weekend, so needless to say, I'd be shocked if he doesn't pick the Terps. Maryland has had all of the momentum since hosting him on an official visit a few weeks back.

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Seeing this on twitter and if true, wow amd yea MD and LOX.

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Maryland is also set to host Va. four-star WR Makhai White this weekend, along with Va. QB Khristian Martin. White has been one of the Terps' top targets as they hosted him for an official visit back in June. Virginia Tech has been the Terps' biggest threat, but they just landed another four-star WR not long ago and it is yet to be seen if they continue to really push. Still feel like the Terps are trending here, also. If he were to commit, would put the Terps at five four-stars in this class and counting.

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Now that USC will become a part of the B1G, I imagine they are somewhat relevant.

How does USC and Enfield have 2 players go into cardiac arrest, in back to back years and it’s not talked about?

Here's video and a full transcript of Locksley's press conference this morning for anyone who might have missed it.

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Terps are up today at Day 2 of Big Ten Media Days in Indy. Locksley will have his introductory presser a 11:15 a.m. ET this morning. He'll also join the BTN crew on set for a live interview at 1:45 p.m. ET.

Lia Tagovailoa, Tarheeb Still and Roman Hemby are the three players representing Maryland this year in Indy. You can see them on set with the BTN crew at 4:15 p.m. ET.

Flamed out in the first round of the B1G Tournament today losing 7-1 to Iowa (somebody calm down Dumpy...).

But the big hit might be to the NCAA Tournament hopes. We're currently 36-17 and some Bracketology before the tournament had us on the First Four Out line while some had us on the Last Four In.

Selection show is Sunday at 7 pm on ESPN2.

Saw Colorado back to Big 12 and then this from Oregon.

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Kind of bored, looking forward to the season.

Maryland is set to get one of three scheduled fall official visits for five-star point guard Boogie Fland, along with Kentucky and Alabama, according to Rivals national hoops analyst Rob Cassidy. The Terps will host the Stepinac star the weekend of Sept. 29. That is Family Weekend as the Terps will host Indiana in football that Saturday. This is pretty huge news as it seems to signal that not only are they a finalist, but they are a key contender. He has already taken visits to Michigan, UNC and most recently IU last month. If they were to somehow land both Fland and Queen, you'd possibly be looking at the one of the best Maryland recruiting classes of all-time with both five-stars ranked inside the top 20.


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Big Ten Media Days kicks off this morning in Indianapolis (Locks and the Terps will represent for Maryland on Day 2 tomorrow) and starting QB Lia Tagovailoa is one of 10 players that has been named to the preseason honors list. Michigan's starting QB JJ McCarthy was also named to the list. Full release on Tagovailoa being named to the list below:

INDIANAPOLIS Ind. - University of Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa has been named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors list, the conference announced on Wednesday morning.

A media panel selected the 10-member preseason list, with five representatives each from the East and West Divisions. Tagovailoa is the first Terp selected to the Big Ten Preseason Honors list since Maryland joined the conference in 2014.

Tagovailoa has helped ascend the Terrapins passing game to new heights during his three-year career. The quarterback has set Maryland career records for passing yards (7,879), passing touchdowns (51), total touchdowns (59), completions (665), completion percentage (67.4), 300-yard passing games (12), passing efficiency (146.2) and total offense (8,067).

Tagovailoa's current career completion percentage is the best of any Big Ten quarterback all-time with a minimum of 875 pass attempts. The Ewa Beach, Hawaii native was named Second Team All-Big Ten last season and garnered Academic All-Big Ten recognition as well.

The Big Ten Preseason Honors list was announced as Big Ten Media Days begin today at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Maryland’s contingent, which includes Tagovailoa, head coach Michael Locksley, defensive back Tarheeb Still and running back Roman Hemby, meets the media on Thursday.

The full list of Big Ten football preseason honorees is as follows:

EAST
Taulia Tagovailoa, QB, Maryland
Blake Corum, RB, Michigan
J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan
Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OL, Penn State

WEST
Jer’Zhan Newton, DL, Illinois
Cooper DeJean, DB, Iowa
Brevyn Spann-Ford, TE, Minnesota
Tyler Nubin, DB, Minnesota
Braelon Allen, RB, Wisconsin

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COLLEGE PARK, MD. – Coming off a 22-win campaign which saw the Terps reach the NCAA Tournament second round in head coach Kevin Willards first season at the helm, the 2023-24 schedule continues to take shape as the Maryland men’s basketball non-conference slate was announced today.

In addition to previously announced games at the Asheville Championship Tournament (Nov. 10-12), at Villanova (Nov. 17) as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games, and at future Big Ten foe UCLA, the Terps will host seven games at the XFINITY Center. At the Asheville Championship Tournament, Maryland will be part of a field including Clemson, Davidson, and UAB.

The season will open on Nov. 7 against Mount St. Mary’s. Maryland will also host UMBC (Nov. 21), South Alabama (Nov. 25), and Rider (Nov. 28) before hosting a pair of Big Ten games to start December.

The Terps will then host Alcorn State (Dec. 12) and Nicholls State (Dec. 19) before heading west to face UCLA. The non-conference slate will conclude at home against Coppin State (Dec. 28).

In Big Ten play, Maryland will have home-and-away series with Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State, and Rutgers. The Terps will also host Michigan, Nebraska, and Purdue, while playing on the road at Minnesota, Ohio State, and Wisconsin.

A total of 21 games will be against teams who were in the 2023 postseason. Eight teams on the upcoming schedule made the NCAA Tournament highlighted by UCLA and Michigan State both reaching the Sweet Sixteen. Seven teams on the docket played in the NIT with Wisconsin reaching the semifinals and UAB narrowly falling in the championship game.

Dates for Big Ten games as well as tip times and television assignments will be announced at a later date. Opponents, tip times, and television assignments for the Asheville Championship Tournament will also be announced in the near future.

Maryland returns the bulk of its top performers from 2022-23 led by All-Big Ten selection Jahmir Young as well as fifth-year senior Donta Scott and Julian Reese who will be one of the top post players in the league this season. Additionally, the Terps have brought in the No. 15 recruiting class in the country paced by DeShawn Harris-Smith, Jaime Kaiser, and Jahanthan Lamothe, while adding redshirt junior forward Jordan Geronimo who played three seasons at Indiana.

Season tickets for the 2023-24 season are currently on sale now and can be purchased online at www.UMTerps.com, by calling the Terrapin Ticket Office at 800-462-TERP, or by emailing for more information at terptix@umd.edu.


2023-24 MARYLAND MEN'S BASKETBALL NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

But it's better than nothing...

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