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- Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts, who lost his starting job to Tua Tagovailoa after leading the Crimson Tide to a national championship in 2016, announced on The Players' Tribune on Wednesday that he will transfer to Oklahoma.
- Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts, who put his name into the NCAA transfer portal this week, attended Friday night's Maryland-Indiana men's basketball game with football coach Michael Locksley.
- New Maryland football coach Michael Locksley is finishing three-year run at Alabama while he gets prepared for return to College Park.
- According to a report on AL.com, former Maryland coach DJ Durkin has been working with the Alabama football program for the past week as a consultant.
- Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley, a finalist to become the next Maryland coach, was named Tuesday as the winner of the Broyles Award, given annually to the top Football Bowl Subdivision assistant coach.
- The Ravens clearly are intrigued enough by Lamar Jackson to bring in the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback in for a pre-draft visit. But that doesn't mean they are taking him with the 16th overall pick.
- Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ridley is the most popular name connected to the Ravens in the most recent mock drafts.
- The cat-and-mouse game involving Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ridley will make the team's first round interesting.
- With NCAA looking more unlikely with each loss, Maryland's chances of playing in NIT is not a lock given the number of Power 5 teams having disappointing seasons.
- How wouild Brian O'Neill look in purple? How about Courtland Sutton?
- Alabama is No. 1 in the preseason Top 25, the first program in 12 years to take the top spot two years in a row.Ā
- With a strong family legacy in Alabama, the Baltimore Ravens' No. 1 pick charted his own course to success.
- Under Armour has college football 'zebras' on its side. Company has signed game day officials from all the top conferences.
- "Obviously, he's one of our leaders now, even in his third year," defensive coordinator Dean Pees said of Mosley.
- Mike Farrell, a national recruiting analyst for Rivals.com, said that this two-game Florida swing for Maryland could help the Terps' recruiting there in the
- With Pat Summitt's death Tuesday morning at age 64, that is how Briana Hutchen chose to remember her: as the icon whose goodness as a person and greatness as a coach prompted a postgame standing ovation in an opposing gym and a beeline of rival players to approach her and say: "As a little girl, I always wanted to play for Tennessee."
- A number of touted recruits have released lists of their top schools that feature Maryland.
- At least 15 schools, including Michigan and Alabama, will be represented at the St. Frances-hosted satellite camp Monday at Patterson Park.
- Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze said he was surprised by former Rebels offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil's statement at the NFL draft that he accepted money from a
- Cyrus Jones Sr. still remembers the curious and disapproving looks, and the murmurs he heard whenever his young son threw a fit.
- Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones said that it would be a "dream come true" to stay home and play for the Ravens. On Friday, he's getting an opportunity to work out for Ravens officials.
- College and professional coaches have long understood the importance of what is popularly called "team chemistry" or "team culture." These days, the science of gauging a team's dynamic has become increasingly sophisticated and the practice of hiring consultants more common.
- The Maryland men's basketball team isn't getting Josh Jackson, but the Terps have emerged as a surprise contender for another top Class of 2016 recruit.
- Establishment politics in both major parties are in crisis, says Jules Witcover.
- On Monday morning, Justin Beck sat in a chair in Bowie State coach Darrell Brooks' office, taking stock of the season after a weekend win pushed the Bulldogs above .500 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association play. On Wednesday, Bowie State (13-9) faces Virginia Union, another league rival. In between, Beck knew, was a 12-mile trip Tuesday to College Park for another star-studded affair. Only on this night, the big names in attendance — Melo Trimble, Diamond Stone, Rasheed Sulaimon
- Among a group of four finalists that included the defending national champion (Alabama), the 2014 national champion (Florida State) and a school that recruits as well as either (Mississippi), the Maryland football team came in second for St. John's College (D.C.) star Terrell Hall's letter of intent Wednesday. Never had a runner-up finish seemed at once so insignificant and important.
- The San Francisco 49ers hiring of defensive coordinator Jim O'Neil was good news for the Ravens because it likely means that their linebackers coach Don Martindale will remain with the team.
- When a college football team can take down the school's president, will campus political activism ever be the same?
- Trevon Diggs, the younger brother of former Maryland standout wide receiver Stefon Diggs, committed to Alabama over the Terps on Saturday afternoon.
- Charles C. Baum, 73, adviser to professional athletes and local charities and arts organizations, died of pancreatic cancer Oct. 24 at his Severna Park home.
- In football coaching search, University of Maryland seek a personality. Showmanship is a plus. "It's not just knowing the X's and O's," school president says.
- With safety Matt Elam, the Ravens' 2013 first-round NFL draft, pick headed for injured reserve, the team must count on players like Brynden Trawick, Nick Perry, Anthony Levine, and perhaps Terrence Brooks to push projected starters Kendrick Lewis and Will Hill.
- With his brother Jim Harbaugh catching heat around the country for holding Āæsatellite campsĀæ across the country with his University of Michigan coaching staff, John Harbaugh came to his defense Wednesday.
- Rasheed Sulaimon is going to play basketball for the University of Maryland. http He is a very good basketball player and will likely help the Terps in their quest for a national championship, but he comes with a troubling cloud hanging over his head. Mr. Sulaimon was dismissed in January from Duke University's basketball program for "unspecified reasons" and had earlier been accused of sexual assault.
- Nick Perry, a safety, and Trey DePriest, an inside linebacker, are products of the University of Alabama, the alma mater of Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome and a frequent source of Ravens defensive talent. They play positions where undrafted players frequently stick on the Ravens roster.
- The Ravens are signing former James Madison wide receiver Daniel Brown following a successful minicamp tryout, according to a team source.
- Tuscaloosa police have dropped domestic violence charges against Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones, a former three-sport star at Gilman.
- Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones, The Sun's Male Athlete of the Year as a senior at Gilman, was arrested on domestic violence charges for allegedly damaging a woman's cellphone and threatening her.
- "You look at the discussions and the things that are being talked about nationally, the excitement, it's a 180-degree turn from the conversations that were going on a year ago," Penn State coach and former Maryland offensive coordinator James Franklin said Thursday.
- In this week's recruiting roundup, Stefon Diggs' little brother shows real interest in a Southeastern Conference power.
- In this week's recruiting roundup, the football recruiting class grows and shrinks by the moment. Also, the Terps land a pretty good basketball player.
- The Ravens intend to terminate veteran nose tackle Terrence Cody's contract following the Super Bowl, the team announced.
- When asked which NFL player he patterns his game after, Sammie Coates answered quickly. "I think Julio Jones: size, speed, physical," Coates said of the Atlanta Falcons wide receiver.
- Three Maryland natives will have an opportunity to impress NFL teams next week at the College Gridiron Showcase in Arlington, Texas, an all-star game that features prominent players from programs such as Alabama, Auburn and Texas.
- Thirteen weeks into the regular season, C.J. Mosley's 110 tackles lead the Ravens and are tied for sixth in the NFL. He is the only NFL defender who has posted at least 80 tackles, two sacks, two interceptions, forced one fumble and recovered another.
- Tubby Smith earns a win over his eldest son by leading Texas Tech to a 71-59 victory over Loyola Maryland in a season opener on Friday night in Lubbock.
- Ravens rookie C.J. Mosley ranks second among all inside linebackers in Pro Bowl balloting.
- Mosley was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for October when he recorded 42 tackles for the third most in the league.
- Although they aren't slated to play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, safety Will Hill and nose tackle Terrence Cody are expected to return to practice this week.
- "C.J. understands what the linebacker position is about," Ray Lewis says of Ravens rookie linebacker C.J. Mosley.