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Darnell Savage Jr.’s rise from a relatively unknown three-star high school prospect reached a once hard-to-imagine peak when the undersized but lightning-fast safety was picked in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft Thursday night.

Once mired in the 80s nationally and at the bottom of the Big Ten, Maryland made significant progress despite new coach Michael Locksley spending less than a month working fulltime for the Terps.

Former Maryland and NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman will take part in a pay-per-view bare-knuckle boxing match in Casper, Wyo., this fall.

Former Maryland standout and NFL All-Pro Shawne Merriman will hold his annual "Lights On" Foundation Coat Drive before Saturday's 3:30 p.m. Maryland-Michigan

Lights Out is an active apparel and lifestyle brand offering men’s and women’s performance tees as well as other active gear.

Former Maryland and NFL player Shawne Merriman files suit against Under Armour

Otto Porter scored a career-high 34 points and had 14 rebounds in the Wizards' 118-93 rout of the visiting Celtics on Wednesday night.

In the 2004 and 2009 NFL drafts, Maryland had five players selected. In 2002 and 2006, three Terps were drafted by NFL teams. But in the past four drafts, only four Maryland players have been selected. In the fickle world of scouting and drafting, there can be myriad factors for the drop off: lack of talent, lack of development and, in some cases, lack of luck.

Mike Locksley, who went from being Maryland's offensive coordinator to its interim head coach for the past seven weeks after coach Randy Edsall was fired, interviewed for Edsall's old job Monday, a source familiar with the process said.

For now, Locksley is considered more of a half-season caretaker than a legitimate candidate.

An unconventionally built defensive lineman at 5-foot-10 4/8 and 294 pounds, Monroe leaves Maryland sharing the Terps' all-time record with Mike Corvino with 24 sacks.

As the one-year anniversary of his domestic violence incident approaches, former Ravens star running back Ray Rice issued a statement to The Baltimore Sun.

"If you have a top player at quarterback, Maryland can challenge anyone in the Big Ten," said former Terps and NFL star Shawne Merriman, who serves as an analyst on the Big Ten Network.

The Maryland football team's now-infamous handshake snubbing, the low point of a 20-19 win over Penn State earlier this month, has been addressed privately and publicly.

As difficult as it is to imagine, Maryland defensive end Andre Monroe was once considered too big for his sport.

Former Maryland star Shawne Merriman said he wants to see the Terps find ways to get the ball in the hands of wide receivers Stefon Diggs and Deon Long.

For around 15 hours Saturday, Shawne Merriman was at the Big Ten Network building in Chicago watching, evaluating and talking about the conference's football games.

Before he was "Lights Out," Shawne Merriman was a kid growing up in Upper Marlboro who dreamed of becoming either a professional football player or a professional wrestler.

Former NFL and University of Maryland linebacker Shawne Merriman signed a contract with WWE late last week, ending months of speculation and adding another Terps player to the wrestling world.

St. Frances linebacker Nnamdi Egbuaba committed to Maryland on Sunday morning, his coach said Sunday night, capping a short-lived college recruitment that began when the senior was offered last week.

Tracking the Terps caught up with former Maryland linebacker Shawne Merriman, who will hold his annual coat drive at Byrd Stadium before Saturday's football game against Boston College.

Shawne Merriman 28, played eight seasons in the NFL after being drafted by the San Diego Cargers in the first round with the 12th overall selection of the 2005 NFL draft. He registered 10 sacks as a rookie, made the Pro Bowl and was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.

As four Maryland quarterbacks went down with season-ending injuries, a perfectly healthy Shane Cockerille couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness.

Meet the Recruit: Terps linebacker commitment Shawn Petty

Even the Hall of Fame former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino was stunned when he saw Terrell Suggs play Sunday against the Houston Texans -- just five months after the Ravens outside linebacker underwent surgery on his right Achilles tendon.

Former Maryland linebacker still looking for work

Once the most feared pass rusher in football, famous for his 'lights-out' celebration dance in opposing backfields, Shawne Merriman has seemingly fallen off the map since the turn of the decade.

Bounty controversy sparks reaction across the NFL; Ravens' Jarret Johnson weighs in

Brian Stewart talks about the 3-4

Meet the Recruit: Terps offensive line commitment Mike Madaras

Meet the Recruit: Terps linebacker commitment Avery Thompson

Michael Oher could have his hands full against his former teammate Antwan Barnes when the Ravens and Chargers play Sunday. The right tackle will match up against the pass-rushing linebacker, who leads San Diego with seven sacks this season.