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BREAKING: Taulia Tagovailoa announces transfer destination

Taulia Tagovailoa announces his transfer destination after recently announcing his entrance into the NCAA Transfer Portal

Taulia Tagovailoa recently announced his decision to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal,possible landing spots were undetermined and guesses were all over the country.

It was a common idea that he would look to transfer to a South Florida program to be closer to his brother Tua, who is now a member of the Miami Dolphins.

Taulia will instead travel further away from his family and play for the University of Maryland.

In his announcement, he states that the decision “was not easy & has been prayed on non stop.”

He will join former Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley, who is not the Terps’ head coach.

Roll Tide Wire wishes Taulia the best at his new home and will make sure to keep up with all the great things he will accomplish!

Member President Expects every Big Ten Teams to Play Football this Fall

Will football be played by all 14 member schools of the Big Ten in 2020? Northwestern’s president certainly thinks so.

Much has been made about what conferences will do in 2020 if some member schools aren’t able to have a football team ready for the season.  as Thursday saw the ACC Commissioner admit they would proceed without those unable to go.

Friday, the president at a Big Ten member school and chair of the Big Ten’s council of presidents/chancellors, spoke to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg about his expectations for Big Ten football in 2020.

Schapiro clarified his statement shortly after:

Schapiro also noted that the Big Ten presidents and chancellors have their annual meeting on June 7 and that he expects that to be a key date for the fall sports season.

“We are going to work out a lot of things” Schapiro told Rittenberg.

It seems like quite a stance to take with the Big Ten having both Northwestern and Rutgers as members, as Chicago and New York City both remain hot-beds for COVID-19.

Notre Dame is scheduled to play just one Big Ten school in 2020 as they travel to Green Bay to take on Wisconsin on October 3.

Notre Dame Adds Preferred Walk-On to 2020 Recruiting Class

Brennan Wicks of Maryland has announced his decision to walk on at Notre Dame. Find out more about the newest member of NDFB right here.

Late news came Wednesday night for Notre Dame as preferred walk-on for the 2020 recruiting class, Brennan Wicks is headed to South Bend.

Wicks is an offensive lineman from Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland and is listed at 6-5, 280 pounds.

Wicks played offensive tackle his senior year but also lists guard as a potential position.  You can see his senior year highlights here.

Notre Dame Offers, Immediately Makes Cut for Michigan/Penn State/Texas Target

‘Twas a productive morning for Notre Dame football as they offered an offensive line prospect Friday morning & made his cut just hours later

Notre Dame made a scholarship offer Friday morning and were immediately included as that player announced his final eight schools a few short hours later.

Notre Dame made the cut down to 2021 offensive tackle Tristan Bounds’ final eight potential schools.  The newly offering Fighting Irish join traditional power houses Michigan, Penn State, Texas and Virginia Tech while Boston College, Vanderbilt and Virginia also made the cut.

Bounds is a 6-7, 285 pound prospect from Wallingford (Choate Rosemary Hall), Connecticut.  He ranks as the 39th best offensive tackle in the class per 247Sports, who grades Bounds as a three-star prospect.

Bounds spoke to 247 after cutting his potential schools down to eight and says two things especially stick out when considering Notre Dame.

“Notre Dame is (on the list) because of the academic tradition and also they have a program that puts offensive linemen into the NFL,” Bounds said. “I think those two things alone make Notre Dame very enticing.” Tristan Bounds to 247Sports

Bounds also says he’d like to announce his decision before the start of the season as long as he’s able to make his official visits this summer.

Of Notre Dame’s eight current commitments in the 2021 class, only Pat Coogan finds a home on the offensive line.

Greatest NFL Draft Picks of All-Time From Every Big Ten School

Who are the best NFL Draft picks from each of the Big Ten programs. Which players turned into the greatest stars at the next level?

Who are the best NFL Draft picks from each of the Big Ten programs. Which players turned into the greatest stars at the next level?

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With the history of the Big Ten, there are loads and loads of Hall of Famers and all-time great NFL draft picks to choose from. So who are the best of all-time?

This isn’t a list of the top pro players to come from the Big Ten schools – these are the best draft picks.

That means that guys who had great careers for someone other than the teams that drafted them get knocked down a peg, or aren’t on the list at all.

The goal for any draft pick is to get a player who performs at a high level for a long period of time, so longevity matters over one short burst of greatness.

CFN in 60: Why You Don’t Take A QB Early

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CFN 2020 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings
from the college perspective …
QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | OG & C
DE | DT | LB | CB | Safeties

BIG TEN EAST

Indiana Greatest NFL Draft Picks

DE Pete Pihos
1945, 5th round, 41st pick overall, Philadelphia

Silver: DE Earl Faison, 1961, 1st round, 7th pick overall, San Diego
Bronze: C Bob DeMarco, 1960, 14th round, 157th pick overall, St. Louis

Pete Pihos is the lone Hall of Famer, playing nine years for Philadelphia and turning out to be way ahead of his time. He caught 373 passes over his career, finishing with spots on four straight All-Pro teams and with seven Pro Bowls.

Earl Faison only played five years for San Diego, but he made his era count going to the Pro Bowl each season and earning All-Pro honors four times.

Center Bob DeMarco had a 15-year career, doing most of his big things with St. Louis, going to three Pro Bowls and getting on two All-Pro teams in his nine years.

Maryland Greatest NFL Draft Picks

DT Randy White
1975, 1st round, 2nd pick overall, Dallas

Silver: DT/OG Stan Jones, 1953, 5th round, 54th pick overall, Chicago
Bronze: QB Boomer Esiason, 1984, 2nd round, 38th pick overall, Cincinnati

Dallas tried to make Randy White an outside linebacker. That didn’t really work, so he was moved to defensive tackle and he became one of the greatest linemen of all-time, being named to seven All-Pro teams, winning a Super Bowl, and getting into the Hall of Fame.

Stan Jones was a Hall of Famer for the Bears, going to seven Pro Bowls and getting on three All-Pro teams in his 12 years. Boomer Esiason became an MVP in 1988 and took Cincinnati to the Super Bowl. After famously having to wait too long and dropping in the draft, he went on to throw for over 27,000 yards with 187 touchdowns for the Bengals.

Michigan Greatest NFL Draft Picks

QB Tom Brady
2000, 6th round, 199th pick overall, New England

Silver: OL Dan Dierdorf, 1971, 2nd round, 43rd pick overall, St. Louis
Bronze: CB Charles Woodson, 1998, 1st round, 4th pick overall, Oakland

Good luck ever coming up with a better draft pick than New England taking Tom Brady in the sixth round in 2000. He turned out okay with a whopping 14 Pro Bowl honors, three All-Pro teams, and six Super Bowls.

Dan Dierdorf is in Canton after a brilliant 13-year career with the Cardinals, earning All-Pro honors three times as a tackle.

Charles Woodson was terrific for Oakland in both his stints to start and end his career, but he was at his best late with Green Bay. He still makes the cut after starting out with four Pro Bowls and a 1999 All-Pro season for the Raiders.

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Michigan State Greatest NFL Draft Picks

CB Herb Adderley
1961, 1st round, 12th pick overall, Green Bay

Silver: OG Joe DeLamielleure, 1st round, 26th pick overall, Buffalo
Bronze: OG Ed Budde, 1st round, 8th pick overall, Kansas City

Herb Adderley turned into the playmaking Hall of Fame defensive back the Green Bay secondary worked around in his nine years. He was named to four All-Pro teams as the premier corner of the 1960s.

Joe DeLamielleure played seven years for Buffalo before going to Cleveland, but the three-time All-Pro’s work for the Bills were enough to earn a Hall of Fame bust, helping to pave the way for O.J. Simpson.

WR Derrick Mason probably belongs on the list, but Ed Budde spent 14 years as a rock for the Kansas City offense, going to seven Pro Bowls and making two All-Pro teams.

Ohio State Greatest NFL Draft Picks

OT Jim Parker
1957, 1st round, 8th pick overall, Baltimore

Silver: OT Orlando Pace, 1997, 1st round, 1st pick overall, St. Louis
Bronze: LB Randy Gradishar, 1974, 1st round, 14th pick overall, Denver

Jim Parker was an all-timer of an All-Pro blocker, getting named to the team eight times at various spots for Baltimore. He was the anchor of some of the NFL’s greatest teams, and he helped keep Johnny Unitas upright.

Orlando Pace took a little while to warm up, and then he became a Hall of Fame blocker and one of the stars of the Greatest Show On Turf. He was a three-time All-Pro and went to seven Pro Bowls.

Randy Gradishar is on the short list of the greatest players to not be in the Hall of Fame despite going to seven Pro Bowls and being named to two All-Pro teams.

Penn State Greatest NFL Draft Picks

LB Jack Ham
1971, 2nd round, 34th pick overall, Pittsburgh

Silver: RB Franco Harris, 1972, 1st round, 13th pick overall, Pittsburgh
Bronze: RB Lenny Moore, 1956, 1st round, 9th pick overall, Baltimore

A standout even on a Pittsburgh defense full of all-timers, Jack Ham was a seven-time All-Pro on the way to a Hall of Fame career. Very consistent and very good for a very long time, he played 12 years for the Steelers at the highest of levels.

Franco Harris was the missing piece of the Pittsburgh Super Bowl puzzle, adding the rushing punch with close to 12,000 yards with 91 touchdowns in his Hall of Fame career. He started out going to nine straight Pro Bowls and was named a 1977 All-Pro.

Lenny Moore played 12 years for Baltimore earning five All-Pro honors in his Hall of Fame career.

Rutgers Greatest NFL Draft Picks

S Deron Cherry, 
1981, Undrafted, Kansas City

Silver: RB Ray Rice, 2008, 2nd round, 55th pick overall, 2008
Bronze: S Devin McCourty, 2010, 1st round, 27th pick overall, 2010

Rutgers has a horrible, horrible history of NFL draft prospects, so go ahead and put Deron Cherry in this even though he wasn’t drafted. Kansas City did just fine, getting a six-time Pro Bowl talent and three-time All-Pro with 50 picks in his 11-year career.

Ray Rice – up until it all went off the rails – was a terrific pro for six years, running for over 1,000 yards four times and going to three Pro Bowls.

Devin McCourty was only named to two Pro Bowls, but he became a huge part of the New England defense for over a decade.

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Maryland sports betting: Is legal sports betting available in Maryland?

Is sports betting legal in Maryland? We look at the latest information.

No, sports betting in Maryland is not legal at this time.

Sports betting in Maryland

Republican State Senator Christopher R. West submitted SB 58 at the end of calendar year 2019. The bill which would permit casinos and horse tracks to offer sports wagering. If the bill passes through the legislature, it might be an issue for voters to decide in November 2020. According to West, a 20 percent revenue tax is part of the plan, which is the same tax rate for table games.

Online sportsbooks in Maryland

None. SB 58 does not include online or mobile betting, such as apps, which are popular in other states. According to reports, New Jersey made approximately $300 million in sports betting revenue in 2019, with more than 80 percent coming from online/apps, etc. …

Retail sportsbooks in Maryland

None. Until it’s legal, there are no retail sportsbooks. However, casinos are in place, such as MGM’s National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill near Washington D.C., and plenty of horse tracks are in place as well. It wouldn’t take very long, pending legalization, for current sites to open up retail space. For now, it’s a quick trip to New Jersey if Marylanders wish to bet in a physical building. Washington D.C. has also voted to legalize, and might be coming online soon.

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Notre Dame Basketball Player Review: Robby Carmody

Before suffering an ACL tear Dec. 4 against Maryland, sophomore Robby Carmody was primed to be a key bench player in Notre Dame’s rotation.

Before suffering an ACL tear Dec. 4 against Maryland, sophomore guard Robby Carmody was primed to be a key bench player in Notre Dame’s rotation. The injury ended those plans prematurely, and the Irish never fully recovered from this hit to their depth. Fresh off a season where prominent players dropped left and right, this was the last thing they needed. Alas, they had no choice but to press on.

Carmody had bad luck with health even before he went down for good. He was held out Nov. 18 against Presbyterian while being in concussion protocol. Though he returned to face Toledo on Nov. 21, he suffered a shoulder contusion on a hard foul and played only five minutes.

Carmody got off to a promising start, averaging 9.0 points in his first three games before his early injuries caused him to tail off. He finished the season with a scoring average of 5.4 points and pulling down 1.6 rebounds a game. Here’s to a healthier and more productive junior season for him.

Ten Badger Moments: Brad Davison’s game-saving sequence

In this series, I want to look back on the memorable moments that defined the 2019-20 Badgers. This will not be a top-10 ranking of the best moments of the season from 10-1. Instead, I will go chronologically through the year and find ten moments …

In this series, I want to look back on the memorable moments that defined the 2019-20 Badgers. This will not be a top-10 ranking of the best moments of the season from 10-1. Instead, I will go chronologically through the year and find ten moments that made 2019-20 unforgettable for Wisconsin basketball. Each moment will be accompanied by a word that describes this 2019-20 Badger basketball team, and in this third installment that adjective is clutch.

There was something about this group that had that refuse to lose mentality. Time and time again as the season wore on, the Badgers found ways to win games they had no business coming out on the right end of. Many different players, up and down the eight-man rotation, made huge plays towards the second half of the season. The most clutch individual sequence of the year? Look no further than Brad Davison against Maryland.

The Terrapins and the Badgers met at the Kohl Center on January 14th, in a game that was back and forth from the opening tip. Neither squad was able to gain much separation as the battle wore on. The first half was marked by Micah Potter, and a nearly perfect shooting display. The Ohio State transfer finished the game with 14 points on 6-7 from the field in just 13 minutes. Fans during the final stretch were questioning why Potter was not on the floor for the final 7-plus crunch-time minutes, and the Badger offense stalled as Maryland tried to put UW away. The answer, as we found out after the game, was Greg Gard feeling that his defense, especially in the high pick-and-roll, was better that night with Potter on the pine. Instead of sulking, perhaps the loudest Badger fan during the final stretch was Micah Potter, who encouraged his teammates and the Kohl Center crowd as the action went down to the wire.

With Maryland clinging to a one-point lead with only 12 seconds left, the Terps were forced to inbound from under Wisconsin’s basket. The Badgers either needed a quick steal or they would be forced to play the foul game. Enter Brad Davison. The junior captain knocked the rock off of the initial player throwing the inbounds pass, Daryl Morsell. What happened on the ensuing possession you ask? I am sure most of you remember:

This Badger team, because of the heart of competitors like Davison, found ways to win in the clutch. As much as we all would have loved to see them do it in March, they gave us quite the taste throughout the year.

Former Vikings LB E.J. Henderson to be inducted into College Football Hall of Fame

Former Vikings linebacker E.J. Henderson will be part of college football’s 2020 Hall of Fame class.

Former Vikings linebacker E.J. Henderson will be part of college football’s 2020 Hall of Fame class.

Henderson played at Maryland from 1999-2002 and was named a Conensus All-American in both 2001 and 20002. He was First-team All-ACC in 2001 and 2002, along with also being named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in both seasons. He was named the ACC Player of the Year outright in 2001.

Henderson was drafted in the second round of the 2003 draft by the Vikings and played there from 2003-2011. That spanned his entire career. He was named to the Pro Bowl team in 2010.

Henderson’s 559 career solo tackles rank seventh in team history.

The 2020 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 63rd NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 8 at the New York Hilton Midtown.

Why the Maryland Terrapins will win the 2020 NCAA Tournament

Why the Maryland Terrapins will win the 2020 NCAA Tournament.

Out of the hard-fought Big Ten battles from this winter emerges a beast from the East and a blast from the past. A perfect team – they are not. However, coming out of one of the best and most hotly contested leagues this season, the Maryland Terrapins (24-7) are worthy of a look to win the second NCAA Tournament championship in program history. The Terps’ 2002 title was the mantelpiece of a run that saw Maryland get to the Sweet 16 seven times in 10 years (1994-2003).

Here are three good reasons why the 11th-ranked (USA Today Sports Coaches Poll) Maryland Terrapins will win the 2020 NCAA Tournament.

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Battle-tested

Maryland went 14-6 over 20 regular-season Big Ten games. No less than five conference foes (Illinois, Iowa, Ohio State, Michigan State, Wisconsin) in the Coaches Poll were in the Terps’ way. Throw in Michigan, Penn State, Purdue and Rutgers as other worthy top 25s – all are well-placed on popular computer rankings heading into conference tournament play. Big road wins late in the season – at Minnesota, Michigan State and Illinois – are the kind that can roll a team into late March with a ton of confidence.

Youth led by a veteran guard

Senior G Anthony Cowan is a solid two-way player who can distribute and get to the foul line and score on offense, play exceptional defense, and give the Terrapins 35 minutes per game. The veteran guard leads a squad comprised of super sophs – Jalen Smith (15.5 points per game, 10.5 rebounds per game), Aaron Wiggins (10.4 PPG, 4.9 RPG), Eric Ayala (8.5 PPG), impact freshman – Donta Scott and a linchpin junior – Darryl Morsell – who complements Maryland’s efforts at both ends of the floor. The Terrapins are a young team that plays with high energy but at a tempo under their control.

Well-built for bracket play

The Terrapins’ game includes components well built a long bracket run. Maryland takes a lot of undefended 15-footers each game – the Terps rank second in the Big Ten, with 21.6 free-throw attempts per contest. Maryland hoists a lot of shots from beyond the three-point arc – they are better away from home in their success rate on those shots and have performed well in recent contests against top-20 foes. The Terps are also one of the top teams in the nation when it comes to finishing at the rim. They take care of the basketball, allowing fewer breakdown buckets off turnovers than most teams that will be in the tournament. It all makes for efficiency and variety on offense. On defense, Maryland has held opponents to a 38-percent mark from the floor. The Terrapins are exceptional at keeping foes from scoring near the rim. The 6-foot-10 Jalen Smith is a big factor in the paint. His 2.4 blocks per game will be among the highest averages for any player in the tournament, and it’s clear that he affects twice as many shots as he swats.

Maryland has made just one Sweet 16 in the last 15 years (2016), but the 2019-20 Terrapins are built to win different types of games and perhaps go all the way.

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