For Terps fans, Diggs' signing is about hope

The success of football programs -- which are commodities in the business of selling themselves -- relies partly on perception.

Danny O'Brien is contemplating life after Maryland

Danny O’Brien hasn’t made his decision final yet, but the Maryland quarterback is serious enough about exploring options beyond Maryland that he’s already thinking about where else he’s likely to end up.

Terps guard Pe'Shon Howard out for the season with knee injury

Maryland point guard Pe’Shon Howard’s season is ending the way it began  -- with an injury.

Diggs would give Terps a 5-star commitment but no guarantee of success

After a winding, drawn-out and often befuddling recruitment that has snaked past national signing day and left him as Rivals.com’s lone uncommitted five-star prospect, Good Counsel wide receiver Stefon Diggs reportedly is set to announce his commitment to Maryland at a bar within walking distance from Byrd Stadium.

Word on Danny O'Brien expected by early next week

Like a jury deliberating its verdict, it seems that Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien is still contemplating where he will play the remainder of his college football career.  I'm told to expect some news by early next week.

Maryland president says AD Anderson is doing 'remarkable job'

University of Maryland president Wallace Loh, responding to an editorial in the campus newspaper, said today that Athletic Director Kevin Anderson has his "unqualified support."

Former Maryland defensive coordinator Bradford promised $300,000 in buyout

The buyout  that Maryland negotiated with former defensive coordinator Todd Bradford is to pay him $300,000, according to a copy of the agreement obtained under a public records request.

Brian Stewart discusses new Terps' defense

So what did we learn about new Maryland defensive coordinator Brian Stewart, who met the media on Wednesday?

Danny O'Brien ponders the future

Danny O’Brien likes most everything about Maryland.  That’s certainly been a positive for the quarterback and the school.  And it clearly factors into the inner debate he’s been having -- for months, those who know him say -- about where his immediate football future should be spent.

Locksley says he's "home" at Maryland

New Maryland offensive coordinator Mike Locksley met with the media today and talked about coming "home" to the Baltimore-Washington area,  about the Terps' quarterback situation and about a recruit he seems particularly excited to coach.

Some good fortune? Maryland will take it

Is it just me, or would this have been Maryland's most crushing loss of the season? Maryland was so good against Clemson until about the seven-minute mark. That's been the bewitching hour for the young Terps -- a time when the team sometimes seems to buckle as it learns how to close out games. Finishing games is an art all its own, right? There's a special emphasis on basketball IQ and making free throws.

Notebook: Terps heading to Clemson

Here are notes heading into the Clemson road game on Tuesday night:

Turgeon still searching for his first signature win at Maryland

When Miami beat Duke on Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium, it gave Jim Larranaga his first signature win as the Hurricanes' coach -- something Mark Turgeon is still seeking with Maryland.

Maryland did not like North Carolina's end-of-game dunk

Maryland's effort against North Carolina ended with a loss -- and also with an end-of-game play by the Heels that Maryland did not appreciate.

Terps football tentatively will open against William & Mary on Sept. 1

The Maryland football team is tentatively scheduled to open the 2012 season at home on Sept. 1 vs William & Mary, followed by games at Temple on  Sept. 8, home against Connecticut on  Sept. 15 and at West Virginia on Sept. 22.

Terps to play Pitt, not Duke, twice each basketball season

Maryland’s two-games-a-season men’s basketball series with Duke — once a rite of winter — will no longer occur every year.

Turgeon won't face further action from ACC over ejection against Miami

First-year Maryland coach Mark Turgeon, who was ejected in the second half of Wednesday night's 90-86 double overtime loss at Miami, will not be suspended for Saturday's home game against North Carolina.

"It would have been that next step for us"

"It would have been that next step for us," Mark Turgeon said after Maryland's double-overtime loss to Miami -- a game that saw the Maryland coach ejected after picking up two technicals.

Adrian Coxson talks about leaving Maryland, transferring to Stony Brook

The only previous experience Adrian Coxson had with a Football Championship Subdivision team was when Maryland came away with a 28-3 win over Towson last fall. Before that, the Terps wide receiver had never given any FCS school much thought, and he certainly never expected to play at that level. 

Is Maryland ready to win on the road?

If you're a Maryland fan, you hope for incremental progress this season. You hope to see an upward arc.

Dalonte Hill's court date for drunk driving charge set for May 14

Maryland assistant coach Dalonte Hill, who was arrested for drunk driving on Jan. 19, is scheduled to appear in Anne Arundel CountyDistrict Court on May 14, according to electronic records.

Terps defensive coordinator Brian Stewart to make $350,000 annually

Maryland defensive coordinator Brian Stewart will make $350,000 in guaranteed annual compensation over the next two years, according to the contract he signed two weeks ago.

Notes on Maryland 73, Virginia Tech 69

There are almost always moments that define a basketball game. When I think of three  memorable snapshots from Saturday's game, two of them involve Sean Mosley. That's not unusual this season. Mosley may not score as much as fans like, but he's clearly the team leader.

Alex Len may come off bench for Terps

Maryland center Alex Len came off the bench Wednesday after being a starter in the previous eight games. Len was nursing a sore ankle.

Assistant coach Dalonte Hill to return to Terps bench

Gary Williams on having court named after him, Maryland memories

Longtime coach Gary Williams spoke with the media after Wednesday's court-naming ceremony at Comcast Center. 

Despite loss to Duke, Terps show again that they're on the right track

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is certainly not a favorite among Maryland fans -- my older son, now 23, used to call him "The Devil" after the 2001 NCAA semifinal in Minneapolis -- but there's always been a grudging respect paid to a man who has now won more games than anyone in Division I men's college basketball.

Notes on Duke 74, Maryland 61

Maryland point guard Pe'Shon Howard was asked by a reporter after the Duke game whether there was any solace to be had from staying close to the Blue Devils for most of the game.

Terps coach Mark Turgeon ready for first Maryland-Duke game

Though the buzz about Wednesday night's Maryland-Duke game at Comcast Center is noticeably lacking compared to other years, Mark Turgeonpointed to the row of cameras he faced Tuesday as a symbol that the interest in still there.

"Gary Williams Court" label to appear in two spots on Comcast floor

The Comcast Center basketball floor will feature not one, but two markings proclaiming it as "Gary Williams Court."