New Terps tight ends and special teams coach Danny Pearman is already earning his paycheck on the recruiting trail.
Pearman, who spent the last two years coaching at North Carolina and then Duke, is putting his Tar Heel State ties to use, starting with Durham (N.C.) Hillside running back Desmond Scott. The four-star prospect took a recent visit to College Park.
"It was a good trip to Maryland," he said. "I went up with my quarterback and 2008 commit Gary Douglas. I had a good time. I went to some meetings, watched a few highlight tapes and talked to my recruiting coach, Coach Pearman. I didn't get a chance to talk to Coach Friedgen, but Coach Pearman did a good job selling the program."
Pearman's also taken a role in the early stages of Raleigh (N.C.) Broughton quarterback Chandler Browning's recruitment, according to Yahoo! Sports.
"Danny Pearman at Maryland got his highlight tape the week before last and personally called him. They've sent him personal letters.
• Verona (N.J.) linebacker Carlo Calabrese picked up a Terps offer recently, but according to his father, Carlo Calabrese Sr., his son has a lengthy list of schools on his list.
"I'd say the top six or so are Rutgers, Notre Dame, Penn State, Florida Virginia and Boston College," he said. "There are a lot of RU alumni and everyone around here wants him to play for the Garden State. Of course, Notre Dame is a special scholarship and Charlie Weis likes him a lot. Penn State is high on his wish list and the Gators are a unique opportunity. It's a very special to play in the SEC. Finally Coach Groh likes him a lot and Boston College is up there too."
• Good Counsel linebacker Jelani Jenkins is another Terps target that basically has his pick of schools. According to this Yahoo! Sports article, Jenkins picked up offers from USC and Ohio State recently. There's another school Jenkins recently visited that piqued his interest.
"Penn State was good," he said. "I think eventually they will wind up being one of my top choices, I'm not totally sure yet there's a long way to go. I got to meet Joe Paterno for the first time. He's a real humble man. My mom was talking to him about being a legend and he was like, 'I'm no legend, I've just been in the game a long time.' He was real humble and it was good."
• Lackey High School in Indian Head sports two DI defensive back prospects. Cornerback Darrell Givens claims a Terps offer, but Maryland's two out-of-state recruiting nemeses are both after Givens as well.
"I got offers from Illinois and Penn State," he said. "I called Coach Locksley last night. From talking to him for 20 minutes, I can tell he's a real serious recruiter. He likes me a lot and told me the coaching staff likes me a lot.
"He talked about how they have a lot of players from the Maryland/D.C. area and it would be like home if I go there. I know a lot of those players from camps and that could affect me."
• Givens' teammate at Lackey, safety Malcolm Willis has drawn some Terps interest. But according to Yahoo! Sports, the Nittany Lions were the first program to offer a scholarship.
Penn State clearly is a school in the picture for Willis, but a number of other colleges are also recruiting him including Maryland, Illinois, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Connecticut and Rutgers.
