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USA Today
7 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Maryland coach raves about pair of Dolphins draft picks
Maryland coach raves about pair of Dolphins draft picks The Miami Dolphins drafted a pair of Maryland Terrapins in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft this past April. According to Maryland head coach Mike Locksley, the Dolphins got a pair of tremendous leaders in safety Dante Trader Jr. and defensive lineman Jordan Phillips. "Here in our program we really do encourage our players to learn to be pros as quickly as they can," Locksley told Travis Wingfield on the Dolphins' "Drive Time" podcast. "We define being a professional as, it's 24/7 as opposed to a job, which is eight hours, nine to five, whatever that eight-hour window is." Locksley continued, "Both those guys were 24/7 guys you know from a recovery standpoint, understanding the way to take care of their bodies, proper sleep, morning routines, you know, with guys like Dante and Jordan they both were early risers, that studied the game." Trader, who was even more recruited in the college ranks for his lacrosse skills, has the "it" factor that a defense needs, according to Locksley. "There's no doubt [about] Dante and his aptitude and his football intelligence," Locksley said. "He was a guy that, if you can teach it, then you can execute it. And he's one of those guys that I see all the time grabbing the young safeties, the young corners and imparting the wisdom that he gained from not just his successes but failures as well as a young player." Phillips has multi-sport experience too. The defensive lineman was a wrestler and Locksley says that background makes a difference on the football field. 'Because of wrestling, he understood body-under-body, pad-under-pad, and that's how you eat up double teams, that's how you maintain the line of scrimmage the low man typically wins,' Locksley told Wingfield. "He did his job in our system, and I know coming into this draft some of the knock on him was the lack of production, because what we asked him to do was eat up double teams powerfully, and knock the line back, and it affected the run game quite a bit. "They don't get a credit for that production because it doesn't have a tackle, doesn't say TFL [tackle for loss], but when other people are making TFLs because he's pushed the 'A-gap' three yards deep, people that know football understand what that brings to the table." Safety and defensive line are positions where a rookie could potentially see significant snaps for the Dolphins. Miami has several safeties who will battle for the top two spots on the depth chart. The defensive line was an area of major concern heading into the draft, and Phillips was one of three rookie defensive linemen selected among the Dolphins' eight total selections. With a thin room behind veteran Zach Sieler, Phillips and his draft classmates on the line will be thrown into the fire early. While Phillips and Trader Jr. were Day 3 picks, their collegiate coach is convinced both former Terrapins will make an early impact for the Dolphins. "It couldn't have been to a better organization for both those guys, and I think it's a great fit," Locksley said.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
What will it take for Cornell to win a National Championship?
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Cornell men's lacrosse has the opportunity to take home the program's first National Championship since 1977, but first they have to get through a Maryland powerhouse. After making it to the title game in 2022 and falling to the Terrapins, the Big Red is ready for the challenge. Last time these two teams met on Memorial Day, Maryland took the 9-7 win and completed an undefeated season. Cornell and Maryland take the field for the trophy Monday, May 25th at 1 p.m. at Gillette Stadium. NewsChannel 9 Sports Director Steve Infanti and Mario Sacco explain what the Orange's keys to victory are. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Washington Post
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Terps smash Syracuse, return to the men's lacrosse national title game
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Maryland men's lacrosse team produced another mostly stout defensive performance in the NCAA tournament semifinals Saturday afternoon. Throw in some scoring fireworks, and the result was a 14-8 triumph over No. 6 seed Syracuse at Gillette Stadium that sent the second-seeded Terrapins back to the national title game.
Washington Post
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Maryland and Georgetown men's lacrosse teams know each other well
Shortly after second-seeded Maryland won its NCAA men's lacrosse tournament opener last weekend, Coach John Tillman received a text message from a former assistant who worked on his staff more than a decade ago. It was Georgetown Coach Kevin Warne offering a lighthearted greeting. The two have remained close since Warne served as defensive coordinator for the Terrapins in 2011 and 2012, helping them advance to the national championship game in each of those seasons, so reaching out to a longtime mentor in Tillman was nothing out of the ordinary.
USA Today
15-05-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Maryland hires Jim Smith from Atlanta Braves as Terrapins' athletic director
Maryland hires Jim Smith from Atlanta Braves as Terrapins' athletic director Show Caption Hide Caption Coach Willard reacts to Derik Queen's first-ever game-winner Maryland head coach Kevin Willard was shocked to find out this was the first game-winner of Derik Queen's career Sports Seriously Maryland has hired Jim Smith as its next athletic director, the university announced Thursday, offering some stability to an athletic department that weathered several high-profile departures this spring. Smith joins the Terrapins from Major League Baseball, where he has been the Atlanta Braves' senior vice president for business strategy since 2020. Previously, he held several different executive roles with the Atlanta Falcons, including as chief marketing officer and revenue office vice president, and was the general manager and vice president of the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer from 2000-04. REQUIRED READING: Dick Vitale announces he's cancer-free: 'I feel like I won the national championship' He has college experience as well, having served as the associate athletic director for marketing and communications at Ohio State. Maryland leadership prioritized candidates with experience in revenue generation, according to ESPN. 'As college athletics rapidly evolves, Jim brings valuable administrative and business experience, plus the energy, vision and passion to lead our athletics program to new levels of success and impact,' Maryland president Darryll Pines said in a statement. Smith replaces Damon Evans, who left the Terrapins in March to become the new athletic director at SMU. Evans' departure came at a busy and awkward time for Maryland. The school's men's basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years, but it did so as its coach, Kevin Willard, publicly lamented the university's financial commitment to its men's basketball program while he was being linked to the opening at Villanova, a job he ultimately accepted shortly after the Terrapins lost to eventual national champion Florida in the regional semifinals. With Colleen Sorem serving as Maryland's interim athletic director, the university hired Buzz Williams to replace Willard. 'It is a great honor to be chosen to lead the athletics department at the University of Maryland and to guide UMD's storied programs into the next era,' Smith said in a statement. 'I am highly motivated to build upon excellence and lead Maryland forward in a dynamic and pivotal time for intercollegiate athletics, with a sharp focus on student-athlete health, well-being and academic success.'
