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Unflappable Maryland golfer goes on birdie spree after push cart rolls into lake during college event

The Terrapins’ team motto is “Own the Response” and this Maryland freshman did just that after wild incident.

The par-3 second hole on the Dye Course at the Country Club of Landfall is surrounded by water on three sides. Maryland’s Karla Elena Vázquez Setzer knocked her tee shot to 10 feet in winds that were gusting over 35 mph, yet still managed to find the hazard.

As Vázquez Setzer putted out for par during Round 1 of the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, North Carolina, her push cart – parked on a flat surface roughly 25 yards from the water – went barreling toward Dye Lake.

By the time Vázquez Setzer made it to her golf bag, it was fully submerged. Thankfully, quick-thinking volunteers grabbed rakes from a nearby bunker and held onto the wheels to keep the cart from fully sinking.

Head coach Kelly Hovland’s first thought was that she’d have try to fish out enough clubs for Vázquez Setzer to be able to carry on. The freshman was, after all, putting together one of the Terps’ best rounds.

When they managed to wrestle the bag out of the lake, incredibly, only one club – a 9-iron –was missing, along with Vázquez Setzer’s cell phone. Her range finder, though recovered, was another casualty.

Hovland said she was blown away by how quickly Vázquez Setzer adjusted to the debacle, noting that as they wiped down her clubs, the 20-year-old said she’d be fine without a 9-iron and could replace her phone.

“She’s an international kid,” said Hovland, “that phone is a big connection to her family and social life.”

Vázquez Setzer walked over to the next tee ­– a slight dogleg left that offers plenty of trouble – and ripped her drive. After that Hovland, who’d gone back to the tee on the second hole to help the next player, felt good about Vázquez Setzer’s head space.

Of course, Vázquez Setzer’s approach into the par-4 third hole would require a 9-iron. She instead choked down on an 8-iron and made birdie, the first of three birdies over the next five holes. Vázquez Setzer, who started on No. 10, finished with an even-par 72.

Maryland’s Karla Elena Vázquez Setzer (courtesy photo)

And while she played the rest of the tournament with 13 clubs, plenty of Landfall members offered to bring in their own 9-irons. The club happens to have work scheduled on the Dye Lake this week, and they’ve insisted on having a scuba diver look for Vázquez Setzer’s club.

“One of the tenets of my coaching philosophy is mental and emotional resilience,” said Hovland. “That’s something I talk about all day long.”

Every year, the Terps pick their own motto for the season. Hovland was both pleased and surprised when her team came up with “Own the Response.” It’s posted in the locker room and stitched on team backpacks.

Last week, Vázquez Setzer brought that motto to life.

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Around the Big Ten in Week 8: Buckeyes continued dominance, B1G rushing games all around

Around the Big Ten in Week 8: Overtimes galore in Happy Valley, B1G running backs going off, and Buckeyes remain hot

The biggest shocker of the weekend in the Big Ten took place in Happy Valley. Illinois, a massive underdog against Penn State, shocked the Nittany Lions in a record-setting nine-overtime upset by a final score of 20-18. The loss was a devastating blow to Penn State’s Big Ten championship hopes with a gauntlet of division games still in front of them, and some of the toughest opponents still to come showed just how a superior team is supposed to take care of business after a bye week.

While Penn State had a mighty struggle at home against Illinois, Ohio State and Michigan responded far better coming off their bye weeks to keep their undefeated Big Ten records intact heading into what should be a monster Week 9 on the conference schdeule.

And last week’s darling, the Purdue Boilermakers, were dropped back to a bit of reality in the Big Ten West, while Wisconsin and Minnesota did their part to remain in good position in the Big Ten West race.

Here is a look around the Big Ten from Week 8.

What is Penn State’s record after a bye week under James Franklin?

History has shown James Franklin’s record after a bye week isn’t great at Penn State, but that trend shouldn’t continue this weekend.

Penn State took last weekend off after suffering a loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes in Week 6. The idle week came at a great time for Penn State as it allowed for a little more recovery time for a number of players that took a beating against the Hawkeyes. Most notable, of course, has been quarterback Sean Clifford, whose status for this weekend’s game against Illinois is still unconfirmed.

The loss and injuries against Iowa gave head coach James Franklin plenty to work on in the time off. That included getting as many reps in practice in for backup quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson and Christian Veilleux, as Franklin noted he embraced and encouraged a bit of a competition in the event Clifford is unavailable this week (Clifford was seen practicing, but to what extent he is good to go remains a closed-door secret).

But you may be wondering just how successful James Franklin has been after a bye week?

2014: Lost to Michigan (0-1)

James Franklin’s first season with the Nittany Lions was a year still heavily hampered by the sanctions levied against the program and saw a roster not at all ready to make any significant noise. After heading into the bye week with a 29-6 loss to Northwestern at home, Franklin’s Nittany Lions came up short on the road against a Michigan team coached by Brady Hoke. The 18-13 setback was not without some controversy, and it may have been a game Penn State should have gone on to win. But it was nonetheless a loss.

2014: Lost to Ohio State (0-2)

Penn State actually had bye weeks before and after their game with Michigan, but the results after the bye week were similar. Penn State put up a respectable fight with No. 13 Ohio State in Happy Valley with the Nittany Lions taking the eventual national champions into overtime in Beaver Stadium. This was the infamous game where Joey Bosa bulldozed his way to running the Penn State offensive line into Christian Hackenberg for a game-clinching sack.

2015: Lost to Michigan (0-3)

Penn State’s losing ways out of a bye week continued into the 2015 season. Like in 2014, Penn State dropped a game to Northwestern heading into the ideal week only to come out of it with a loss to the Wolverines. Michigan was clearly a better team in 2015 with a No. 14 ranking at the time, and Penn State was appearing to show signs of progress, but their slide at the end of the 2015 season in the loss column continued with pain against Michigan.

2016: Win against Ohio State (1-3)

You know what game this one was. I won’t even waste your time reminding you how a blocked field goal returned by Grant Haley set off a cycle that resulted in a Big Ten championship for the Nittany Lions. I guess I just did.

2017: Win against Michigan (2-3)

Penn State was looking forward for a chance for revenge on Michigan. A season after getting blown out in Ann Arbor, Saquon Barkley and the Nittany Lions had a laugher against the Wolverines.

2018: Lost to Michigan State (2-4)

Penn State let one slip away against Ohio State in the 2018 season, but their hopes of playing in a New Years Six bowl game at the end of the season were officially destroyed two weeks later when the Nittany Lions came out of the bye week and were upset by Michigan State at home. This was a crushing one as the Spartans stunned Penn State in the final 20 seconds of the game with a go-ahead touchdown.

2019: win vs. Maryland (3-4)

Maryland started off the 2019 season feeling pretty good about themselves. Then they hosted Penn State and got a real dose of reality in a 59-0 victory for the Nittany Lions.

2019: Lost to Minnesota (3-5)

Penn State took an undefeated record into a big road game against the upstart Minnesota Golden Gophers, who were also undefeated in early November of 2019. But Penn State was unable to match the intensity of the Gophers and came away with a 31-26 loss to fall out of the top five in the nation.

Penn State did not have a bye week during the condensed 2020 Big Ten season due to the pandemic.

Will Franklin be able to coach Penn State into the win column this weekend against Illinois? Compared to every other matchup after a week off under Franklin, this is Penn State’s most favorable game of the bunch.

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5 Big Ten men’s basketball teams earn AP Top 25 preseason ranking

Which Big Ten teams are ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll?

The dawning of a new era of Penn State basketball is nearly upon us as the Nittany Lions begin building a new identity this season under Micah Shrewsberry. On Monday, we got our first look at the kind of company Shreewsberry hopes Penn State will be a part of soon enough as the Associated Press released its preseason AP Top 25 for the upcoming men’s basketball season.

Last year’s preseason No. 1 team is once again sitting on top at the start of the season. The Gonzaga Bulldogs, after ending last season as the national runner-up to Baylor, received 55 out of 63 first-place votes to take the top spot in the AP Top 25 preseason poll, which was released on Monday morning. UCLA, whom Gonzaga defeated in the Final Four last season, received the remaining eight first-place votes to help secure the nation’s No. 2 ranking.

Five Big Ten teams appear in the preseason AP Top 25, starting with the Michigan Wolverines at No. 6. Michigan finished in first place in the Big Ten’s regular season last year and is once again a favorite to win the conference this season. But Purdue, who is ranked No. 7 in the preseason poll, is just behind the Wolverines to start the season.

Illinois, last season’s Big Ten conference tournament champion, is ranked No. 11 in the preseason AP Top 25. Ohio State (No. 17) and Maryland (No. 21) also appear in the preseason AP poll.

Other Big Ten teams receiving votes in the preseason poll include Michigan State, Indiana, and Rutgers.

NEXT: The full preseason AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll

Here is how the AP Top 25 men’s basketball preseason poll looks ahead of the 2021-2022 season.

  1. Gonzaga (55 first-place votes)
  2. UCLA (8)
  3. Kansas
  4. Villanova
  5. Texas
  6. Michigan
  7. Purdue
  8. Baylor
  9. Duke
  10. Kentukcy
  11. Illinois
  12. Memphis
  13. Oregon
  14. Alabama
  15. Houston
  16. Arkansas
  17. Ohio State
  18. Tennessee
  19. North Carolina
  20. Florida State
  21. Maryland
  22. Auburn
  23. St. Bonaventure
  24. UConn
  25. Virginia

Others receiving votes:
Michigan State 87, Indiana 41, USC 30, Arizona 26, Virginia Tech 25, Oklahoma State 25, Xavier 22, Texas Tech 17, Richmond 13, Rutgers 11, Colorado State 11, LSU 7, Belmont 7, San Diego State 5, St. John’s 5, Mississippi State 5, Syracuse 5, Drake 4, Colorado 4, BYU 3, Notre Dame 3, Louisville 3

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Ranking Big Ten football coaching salaries for 2021

Here is how the Big Ten football coaching salaries compare against each other in 2021.

It goes without saying that being a head coach in the Big Ten is a financially rewarding gig if you can get it. With the financial resources available to schools around the Big Ten, the coaches receive some big paydays even for a mediocre job. Every year, USA TODAY updates its database of coaching salaries so fans can see just how much many coaches around the country are being paid, which inevitably leads to debates over which coaches are overpaid and which deserve more?

And then there are the coaches who do not see their salary terms made public. Well, for the most part, that is. Not every school, including Penn State, has decided to make all of the financial details with their head football coach available for public consumption. But that won’t stop us from ranking the Big Ten’s coaching salaries based on what we do know.

So here is a ranking of Big Ten coaching salaries based solely on what the school is scheduled to pay their head coach in 2021. Note that these figures do not take into account any payment reductions as a result of restructuring during a pandemic.

Around the Big Ten in Week 6: Iowa the class of the west, Buckeyes are back, Michigan survives

Around the B1G in Week 6: Iowa’s big rally, Ohio State doing Ohio State things, and Michigan escapes Nebraska

Week 6 on the college football calendar turned out to be a pretty eventful one around the Big Ten. Iowa rallied to a significant win against Penn State after the Nittnay Lions lost starting quarterback Sean Clifford before halftime, once again proving to be a lethal defense with four more interceptions added to their season total.

Elsewhere, it was another reminder that nobody should be forgetting about the Ohio State Buckeyes, who just blasted Maryland in Columbus. And the Michigan Wolverines survived a trip to Lincoln against a spirited threat from Nebraska. But a season of close calls continued to go against the Huskers.

Here’s a look at everything that went down in the Big Ten in Week 6.

WATCH: Maryland head coach Mike Locksley after loss to Ohio State: ‘We had guys looking like they fell out of airplanes, they were so wide open’

Get a listen to a Mike Locksley quote that’s going viral after his team got embarrassed by Ohio State Saturday. #GoBucks

The Ohio State football team ran the Maryland Terrapins off the field in the ‘Shoe on Saturday. It’s true that the Terps have some key injuries, most notably in the secondary and at wide receiver, but we’re sure head coach Mike Locksley expected the next men up to put up a better fight than what he saw.

Still, Locksley took his medicine and met with the media after the game to field questions and to discuss what he saw from the game. As always, we like to follow what the opposing coach says about the Buckeyes after the game, so we have the video and audio of the Maryland head man after the 66-17 beatdown.

And, unlike most opposing coaches, Locksley had none of a desire to compliment Ohio State. He blamed the loss on his own team and at one point even made a backhanded compliment to C.J. Stroud’s performance (passed for over 400 yards) by saying that he simply hit wide-open receivers. Early on in the presser, Locksley also said that “We had guys looking like they fell out of airplanes, they were so wide open.”

Welp. OK. In case you’d like to catch the rest of the press conference, feel free to click on the below and watch the brief press conference in its entirety thanks to the Terrapin Sports Report’s YouTube Channel.

Ohio State now enters its bye-week before it gets back at it against Indiana on the road in a couple of weeks.

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Five things we think we learned after Ohio State football’s whitewash of Maryland

Ohio State looked impressive again against Maryland. Here are five things we think we learned from the action Saturday.

If you thought this Ohio State football team was an improving bunch heading into the Maryland team, what it did on Saturday with a 66-17 victory over the Terps only solidified that line of thinking. The Buckeyes rolled up tons of offense, played more than adequate defense, and got a lot of guys in the game to take part in a laser light show in the ‘Shoe for homecoming.

But what can we take away from this game? Was it more about the opponent or more about how this OSU squad is starting to become the team we all that it would be to start the year?

After every game, we go back and try to review five things that stood out as takeaways from the game, and with a bushel of points, touchdowns, and yards, there’s a lot to walk away from with this one as well.

Here are five things we think we learned while watching Ohio State’s impressive win over the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday.

WATCH: C.J. Stroud connects with Chris Olave for unbelievable touchdown catch with defender draped all over

Chris Olave come down with a beautiful TD while a defender is all over him! How much will you miss Olave when he heads to the NFL? #Buckeyes

The Ohio State Buckeyes are pouring it on the Maryland Terrapins and are currently beating the Big ten foe to the tune of 49-10. The passing game has looked downright outrageous for the Buckeyes with C.J. Stroud leading the way, clearly as healthy as a horse and ready to rock and roll. But his hookup with Chris Olave in the second half was something to behold.

Let me paint the picture — it is fourth and one and Ohio State decides to go for it and instead of handing it off to their big sledgehammer in Master Teague or the freshman phenom in TreVeyon Henderson. Instead, the Buckeyes decided to go big or go home. Stroud rips it down the field 30 yards and Chris Olave somehow comes down with it in the end-zone with a defender hanging all over him, pass-interference and all.

Watch below and revel at the mastery of the wide receiver position from one, Mr. Olave:

You may not see a whole lot of this making the national news highlights because of how out of hand the game became, but this is a very underrated catch that showcases the athletic ability and eye-hand coordination from Olave.

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WATCH: C.J. Stroud throws absolute dime to Garrett Wilson for touchdown

C.J. Stroud hits Wilson right in stride. Look at this throw. #GoBucks

We’re starting to have a hard time keeping up with the offensive highlights Ohio State continues to show against Maryland, but we’re doing our best. The last one came from the arm of C.J. Stroud once again, his fourth touchdown of the game against the Terrapins.

With the Buckeyes already leading 35-10, they promptly took the first possession of the second half and marched right down the field into Maryland territory. Then, on 2nd and 5 from the 26-yard line, Stroud put a ball right in the breadbasket and on stride to receiver Garrett Wilson who had got a couple of steps of separation from the Terps defender.

Honestly, the throw could not have been any more perfect. Get a look at how accurate the pass is when targeting a 1:1 Wilson over the top of the defense.

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