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Miami Herald
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Maryland Football Preview 2025: Can the Terrapins Pull Out of the Nosedive?
What was more real, the 4-8 clunker of last season or the 23-16 three-year stretch with three winning seasons and three bowl wins before it?You can only play who's on your schedule, and Maryland did play a Big Ten slate from 2021 to 2023 - that came after six straight losing seasons - but over those 23 wins during that time, how many came against FBS teams that finished with a winning record?Four, and one was against a 2023 Rutgers team that went 7-6, two were against Group of Five programs, and the other was a 16-12 uggo of a 2022 Duke's Mayo Bowl over an NC State team missing a slew of parts. It's not like the success under Mike Locksley came with giant victories over Ohio State, Penn State, and it's not all about the schedule. Last year's version lost to mediocre Michigan State and Northwestern teams, but it destroyed a UConn team that finished with nine wins, and it snuck by year's schedule isn't a total breeze, but no Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, USC, or … Ohio State. That's not bad. In Year Seven, though, under Locksley, not bad isn't be fair, the 2024 team was really, really young. It was a growing pain season, there were some nice gap-fillers from the portal, and the Terps should be better, but … Maryland Terrapins Preview 2025: Offense X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFN- Everything fell apart. The high-octane offense of past seasons went off early, and then failed to get to 20 points in five of the last seven games. The passing game wasn't bad, but the ground game was lousy, the line struggled throughout, and now it'll take some work with just four starters returning.- The line should be okay with a little bit of time. Two starters are back and Rahtrel Perry of Central Connecticut State is one of the best offensive tackle prospects in the portal. The depth is almost non-existent, but the starting five will be running back Roman Hemby left for Indiana, but No. 2 runner Nolan Ray is a decent all-around back who'll be fine if the blocking is better. - With former starter Billy Edwards off to Wisconsin, UCLA transfer Justyn Martin needs to be ready from jump. He's a 6-4, 220-pound former top pro-style get for the Bruins, and he has just enough experience to not be totally green.- Most of the top targets are gone including All-Big Ten star Tai Felton, but Octavian Smith Is back after finishing fourth on the team with 30 grabs. He's the main veteran, but fifth-year senior Jalil Farooq (Oklahoma) is a deep threat and Kaleb Webb (Tennessee) has a few years of experience. Tight end Dorian Fleming is coming off a 49-catch, six-touchdown season at Georgia State. Maryland Terrapins Preview 2025: Defense - The offense was bad, but the defense was worse. The pass rush was the worst in the Big Ten for a D that allowed over 30 points per game, but there's hope for a big turnaround if the young prospects who took their lumps are ready.- The secondary has some parts. Jalen Huskey and Lavain Scruggs are decent veteran safeties, and the transfer combination of Jamare Glasker (Wake Forest) and Dontay Joyner (Arkansas State) are ready right away.- Daniel Wingate on the outside and Michael Harris in the middle give the Terps a good 1-2 linebacking punch, but a pass rush has to emerge from somewhere. The rebuilding defensive front needs the full fall camp to find the right rotation with Trey Reddick and Neeo Avery needing to play big on the outside. Maryland Terrapins Key to the Season Find a pass up with lots and lots of sacks wasn't the norm at Maryland, but in 2023 it generated pressure from everywhere with several parts 34 sacks were big, the returning talent was there, and - cue the sad trombone - the defense came up with 14 in all with 11 in the first six games. There aren't proven parts coming back, but the pressure needs to be there, so … Maryland Terrapins Key Player Trey Reddick, LB Soph.A good recruit for the program last year, he saw a little bit of work with one start, action in the rotation, and he came up with a sack and 16 tackles. He and junior DJ Samuels have to be the ones who change the defense around. Maryland Terrapins Top Transfer, Biggest Transfer Loss Top Transfer In: Rahtrel Perry, OT would be nice if the 6-5, 305-pound junior was a bit bigger, but as is he has the tools and experience to be an instant starter at left tackle. A superstar get in the portal, the veteran from Central Connecticut State has All-Big Ten Transfer Out: Roman Hemby, RB Sr.A key part of the Terp offense for just over three seasons, he leaves for Indiana after running for over 2,300 yards and 22 scores with 112 catches and five touchdowns. Maryland Terrapins Key Game at Wisconsin, Sept. 20The first three games are against Florida Atlantic, Northern Illinois, and Towson - Maryland should be 3-0. After going to Wisconsin, dates with Washington and Nebraska are up next. So five of the first six games are in College Park, all are winnable, and it would be a huge to come up with the first win ever - 0-4 so far - against the Badgers. - 2025 Maryland Terrapins Schedule Breakdown Maryland Terrapins Top 10 Players 1. Jalen Huskey, S Sr.2. Rahtrel Perry, OT Jr.3. Daniel Wingate, LB Jr.4. Lavain Scruggs, S Jr.5. Dorian Fleming, TE Soph.6. Jalil Farooq, WR Sr.7. Nolan Ray, RB Soph.8. Justyn Martin, QB Jr.9. Bryce McFerson, P Jr.10. Dontay Joyner, CB Jr. Maryland Terrapins 2024 Fun Stats - Fumbles: Opponents 13 (lost 8), Maryland 9 (lost 6)- Points Allowed: 1st Quarter 58, 2nd Quarter 137- Sacks: Opponents 26 for 200 yards, Maryland 14 for 94 yards Maryland Terrapins 2025 Season Prediction, Win Total, What Will Happen There aren't enough sure-thing playmakers, there's no superstar power, and there's not enough in place to make it seem like the Terps could and should be better than the 4-8 run last year's team couldn't seem to do anything right in the Big Ten outside of a mini-miracle against USC, but there's no Penn State or Oregon this year. There also no Ohio State on the slate, and three of the five conference road games are against teams that didn't go bowling last year - and Rutgers and Illinois are winnable if the Terps can get the O going shouldn't be a repeat of last year's disaster, but there are still too many concerns to make too much noise. However, the team should match the four wins of last year by the middle of the season, but where are the November wins going to come from?It'll take an upset or two, but Maryland should be two wins better to get bowl The Maryland Terrapins Win Total At … 5.5Likely Wins: Florida Atlantic, Northern Illinois, Towson50/50 Games: at Illinois, Indiana, at Michigan State, Nebraska, at Rutgers, at UCLA, Washington, at WisconsinLikely Losses: Michigan © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
Axios
01-04-2025
- Business
- Axios
New Charlotte Sports Foundation CEO eyes organization's future
The Charlotte Sports Foundation's Will Pitts era has officially begun. Why it matters: CSF's new CEO's first day was April 1, but he's been running day-to-day operations since being named chief operating officer in 2023. Now the Charlotte Country Day School alumnus is leading the organization, whose events generate millions for Charlotte. This includes everything from longstanding events like the Duke's Mayo Bowl to pitching Charlotte as a host city for a future NFL Draft. By the numbers: CSF's five 2023 events generated $79.7 million, per CSF and Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority data. Data for 2024 events is expected to be released this spring. Context: CSF hosted seven events in 2024, adding the Meck Mile and the Charlotte Invitational to its lineup. The Meck Mile, which is open to runners and walkers of all ages, returns to American Legion Memorial Stadium on May 10. The inaugural event featured 1,100 participants. The Charlotte Invitational, which featured some of the best tennis players in the world, was such a success they're hoping to bring more tennis to Charlotte. The Jumpman Invitational will not return, as its contract is up. A new men's basketball event could be in place within the next couple of years, if not by the end of the year. As for women's basketball, the Ally Tipoff contract runs through 2026. The event expanded from a single game to a doubleheader last year. Ally Tipoff has consistently drawn more than 15,000 people, garnering support for women's sports. The Duke's Mayo Classic is a longstanding annual event at Bank of America Stadium at the beginning of the college football season. This year's matchup features the Charlotte 49ers and Appalachian State on Aug. 29. Other college football events CSF oversees at Bank of America Stadium include the Duke's Mayo Bowl and the ACC football championship. The big picture: Pitts has been with CSF since before it officially became CSF in 2013. He joined Charlotte Collegiate Football, which oversaw Charlotte's bowl game, in 2010. He's been managing high-profile sporting events in Charlotte ever since. Now he's looking ahead to how CSF can continue to grow its portfolio of events, he tells Axios. That includes in June, when the popular Savannah Bananas play two nights at Bank of America Stadium. It will be the first time baseball will be played at the stadium and an example of the types of creative ways he envisions CSF using sports facilities in Charlotte, whether it's baseball at Bank of America Stadium, tennis at Spectrum Center, or people running around Charlotte's oldest stadium. What we're watching: Pitts declined to share specific events CSF will be announcing in the future, but you can expect updates in the coming months.
USA Today
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Duke's Mayo Bowl trolled Hellmann's Super Bowl ad with 1 perfect tweet
Super Bowl Sunday is obviously all about the NFL, but of course, college football couldn't help but creep in with a joke — this one at the expense of Hellmann's When Harry Met Sally-inspired ad for the 2025 Super Bowl. In the Super Bowl spot, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan are sitting down at the famous Katz's Deli, as USA TODAY's Ad Meter noted, recreating the iconic scene from their 1989 romantic comedy where Sally (Ryan) proves to Harry (Crystal) that women fake orgasms by, well, faking one. In the movie, the scene ends with director Rob Reiner's mother, Estelle Reiner, saying the famous line: 'I'll have what she's having.' AD METER 2025: Sign up to rate all the commercials from the big game! For the 2025 Super Bowl ad, Crystal and Ryan are in their same places, and Ryan has the same reaction as in the movie after taking a bite of a sandwich with the advertiser's brand of mayo. Unsurprisingly, the Twitter account for the Duke's Mayo Bowl — a beloved bowl among college football fans — had something to say about that, cracking a joke about Ryan faking it. With Duke's you don't have to fake it… @dukes_mayonnaise — Duke's Mayo Bowl (@DukesMayoBowl) February 10, 2025
