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This week we sit down with Oluchi Okananwa to learn about why she transferred from Duke and why she is hoping to join the starting lineup for Maryland. As always we talk this week in Maryland Sports and for the season finale we recap this year in Maryland Sports.

This week we sit down with UCLA transfer QB Justyn Martin to discuss his decision to transfer to Maryland and his football journey. As always we talk this week in Maryland sports with a focus the NCAA Lax games.

This week, we sit down with Baltimore Ravens safety Beau Brade as he enters his second year in the NFL. We talk about Maryland's legacy of producing top-tier defensive backs, why Mike Locksley still hasn't won a signature game, and what Brade learned during his rookie season with the Ravens.

This week we sit down with head coach of the women's gymnastics team, Brett Nelligan. We discuss his life around the team when his dad was the coach as well as how what it was like for Brett competing at Umass. As always we talk this week in Maryland sports.

This week we sit down with grad defenseman Jackson Canfield to understand the preparation and mindset of the Maryland men's lax team before the showdown with Johns Hopkins. As always we talk this week in Maryland sports.

This week sit down with James Gist to discuss the end of his playing career and transition into coaching. He also gives his take on the Maryland men's basketball coaching saga. As always we talk this week in Maryland sports.

In this bonus episode we chat all about Buzz Williams and his introductory press confrece.

This week we sit down with Harry Geller a Maryland booster who started the Turtle NIL collective. We talk about Kevin Willard's exit and how Maryland is searching for the next head basketball coach.We also breakdown the positives and negatives of the next possible head coach at Maryland.

This week we sit down with Maryland Senior Journalism major and broadcaster Tyler Lochte to discuss his viral call of the Derik Queen game winner against Colorado State. We talk about the departure of Athletic Director Damon Evans and rumors about Kevin Willard. We also break down the sweet 16 match ups against Florida and South Carolina.

This week we sit down with write from Hoops HQ, Alex Squadron. He helps us breakdown how Maryland could perform in March! As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics. 0:00 Intro0:18 Maryland's Chances in the B10 Tournament 4:15 Derik Queen 6:10 Roster Construction 7:30 Maryland in NCAA Tournament 14:20 Favorite Article 17:25 Queen and Reese Together20:50 Maryland Men's Basketball recap/preview34:10 Maryland Women's Basketball recap/preview39:10 MLAX and WLAX recap43:40 Baseball recap51:00 Softball and Wrestling54:05 Terrific Terp

This week we sit down with Maryland guard Sarah Te-Biasu to hear about her game winner against Ohio State and her feelings going into the Big Ten Tournament. Redemption31:55 Women's Lax Preview32:45 Baseball Recap/Preview36:15 Wrestling B10 Champ Preview38:30 Game of the Weeks and Terrific Terp

This week we sit down with Jayden Shipps to chat about his excitement to join the Terps football team in the summer. We also cover his successful career with Malik Washington at Archbishop Spalding.As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics. 0:00 Intro0:30 Spaulding Career + Playing with Malik Washington4:05 Leadership skills 5:10 Recruiting 7:10 Delmar White9:40 UCLA Game10:15 Coach Locks House10:45 Celebrations and Plays in HS13:10 MBB Recap27:30 WBB Update 31:07 Dirty Terps41:20 Lacrosse/Softball/Game of the week47:55 Terrific Terp

This week we sit down with LSM AJ Larkin to chat his lax journey, second career goal against Syracuse, 2024 tournament run and pro lax. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics. 0:00 Intro0:28 Goal vs. Cuse2:15 Career Development 4:35 Lax after college 10:20 Recruitment Process/Lax Journey12:45 2024 Tournament Run16:55 MBB Attendance/Recap31:30 Mark Turgeon37:25 MLAX 39:50 WLAX45:15 WBB48:40 Baseball/Softball/Wrestling54:10 Game of the Week55:05 Terrific Terp

This week we sit down with head coach of the women's golf team at the University of Maryland to chat her recent contract extension, practice strategy and her jump into coaching.As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.0:00 Intro0:25 Recent contract extension2:30 Jump into coaching5:00 Coaching at Navy6:25 International recruiting8:11 Coach and player relationships10:00 Golf in the Winter11:50 Golf development center13:45 Practice philosophy15:25 Rapid fire18:30 MBB recap28:30 WBB recap33:10 Baseball34:59 Softball36:10 Lax40:30 Wrestling41:50 Pep Hamilton44:10 Game of the Week46:45 Terrific Terprecruiting8:11 Coach and player relationships10:00 Golf in the Winter11:50 Golf development center13:45 Practice philosophy15:25 Rapid fire18:30 MBB recap28:30 WBB recap33:10 Baseball34:59 Softball36:10 Lax40:30 Wrestling41:50 Pep Hamilton44:10 Game of the Week46:45 Terrific Terp

This week we sit down with Maryland baseball head coach Matt Swope. We talk about the upcoming season, the origin of #DityTerps, how Swope found out he got the job and more. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics. 0:00 Intro 0:18 Commanders 1:55 Team Leadership 3:20 Hiring Story 5:20 Maryland Athletics Growth 9:00 Lessons From Playing 10:30 Life Away From Baseball 13:15 2025 Season 20:10 Ejections 21:15 Stadium Talk 23:44 Mike's Baseball Preview 34:50 Men's Basketball 38:50 Women's Basketball 41:10 Men's Lax, Wrestling, Softball 47:25 Game of The Week 49:22 Terrific Terp

This week to kick of season 6 we talk with the head coach of Wrestlign team at Maryland, Alex Clemsen. He tells us about how he prepares the team after big wins and how his job/sport have evolved with the constant changes in the NIL world. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics. 0:00 Intro 0:35 Michigan Win/Prep for future 8:00 Importance of ranked win 10:45 Future goals 13:50 NIL era in wrestling 22:17 MBB Wisconsin recap 31:30 WBB recap 37:00 Men's lax/other sports 40: 10 CFB picks and Terrific Terp

The top Maryland Football recruit in the class of 2025 sits down with us to share his approach to college football, his efforts to recruit other players, and why he's eager to get started. Malik Washington might just be THE player to elevate Maryland Football to unprecedented success during the Locksley era. With that in mind we breakdown the entire 2025 class. 0:00 Intro 0:28 Behind the back passes 2:15 Zion Elee 3:50 Recruiting process 7:25 2024 Championship Season 10:55 Staying with Maryland 16:05 Free Grandma 19:35 2025 Season and Beyond 25:15 2025 Recruiting Breakdown 47:35 CFB Picks Thanks for listening to season 5! See you in the new year.

This week, we sit down with Kaylene Smikle, the top scorer for the Maryland Women's Basketball team. We discuss the team's hot start to the season, her impressive three-point shooting, and the critical role the scout team plays in preparing for games. our final terrific terp for season 5. Next week we end the season with a special guest from the 2025 recruiting class. 0:00 Intro 0:57 Role with the Maryland team 3:00 Changes in the Maryland team 4:00 Injury and Family Support 5:30 Playing Basketball against family and boys 7:20 Playing Under Frese 8:00 Scout Team 9:15 Transferring in the B10 10:00 Season notes 11:20 Women's Basketball 17:10 Men's Basketball 23:45 Football 32:40 Semester Recap 39:50 CFB Picks 41:30 Terrific Terp

This week we bring on our social media manager to discuss our favorite thanksgiving foods and who would make the best Maryland football team in back yard football. We hope you enjoy! We will be back next week with your regularly scheduled programming.

This week, we sit down with Kyle Schmitt, head football coach at Archbishop Spalding, to discuss Malik Washington, Jayden Shipps, and Delmar White. Schmitt shares why he believes they will thrive at Maryland and why Maryland fans should be excited about the future. As always we talk this week in Maryland Sports. 0:00 Intro 0:31 Malik Washington 8:41 Archbishop Spalding Win 13:00 Starting in College Football as a Freshman 16:30 Other schools trying to recruit Malik Washington 19:05 High School Impact on Recruiting and NIL 22:10 More Malik Washington 24:35 Other UMD commits 27:30 Playing Under Coach Locks 29:45 Why Archbishop Spalding Players will Succeed at UMD 33:00 Maryland Men's Basketball 39:25 Maryland Football 45:40 Maryland Women's Basketball 49:00 Other UMD Sports 52:20 Hot Seat 58:00 CFB Picks 1:00:30 Terrific Terp 

This week we sit down with Maryland basketball legend to discuss the 2002 NCAA title, life in the NBA/Europe and why he is now selling cars. As always we talk this week in Maryland sports. 0:00 Inrto 0:22 UMD Athletics Hall of Fame 2:20 Start of Maryland Career 4:10 Steve Blake Fight 5:30 2001 and 2002 Season 8:15 Car Dealer 9:15 2006 Incident and Lessons Learned 10:15 2024 Maryland Basketball 12:00 Pro Career 15:30 Gary Williams Story 16:20 Cole Field House 17:30 Life in 2024 18:20 Maryland Football 29:10 Men's Basketball 36:45 Women's Basketball 42:19 Men's Soccer 45:00 Field Hockey 47:50 Volleyball 49:15 Commitment News 50:25 CFB Picks 52:05 Terrific Terp

This week we sit down with legendary Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams to discuss the 2024 team, the impact of Derik Queen and the lack of student support.  Schedule look ahead and fans 6:21 New Transfers 8:25 Managing rotation with new pieces 10:15 Press 11:20 Biggest Concern 12:40 Coach reactions to NIL and Transfer Portal 15:00 Coaching Queen 16:55 Improving the Crowd 17:40 Men's Basketball Preview 49:30 Football at Oregon 52:10 Maryland sport whip around coverage 55:20 Colorado Football 56:00 Picks 57:40 Terrific Terp

This week we sit down with Maryland Baseball's newest assistant coach. Keener most recently coached at nearby Georgetown last season. We sit down with him to discuss what he has seen from the Dirty Terps in the past few weeks and his personal baseball journey. As always we talk this week in Maryland sports. 0:00 Intro 0:32 How he got the job 1:50 Thoughts on UMD baseball 3:30 Working with Matt Swope 5:00 Motor Preferences 6:00 Start of coaching career 7:40 Hollis Porter 9:00 Practice facility 10:00 Personal Journey 11:25 Terps Baseball 12:25 Football recap 26:10 Men's Soccer 30:18 Field Hockey 32:30 Women's Soccer 32:48 Volleyball 34:15 CFB picks 37:50 Terrific Terp

This week we sit down with a new member of the Maryland Women's basketball team, Saylor Poffenbarger to preview the upcoming season. We ask her about why she finally returned to Maryland, her role on this year's team and how the team bonded in Croatia. As always we talk this week in Maryland sports with a special focus on the USC win. 0:00 Intro 0:20 USC game reaction 15:20 Why Saylor came to UMD 17:25 Life in the transfer portal 18:00 2024-25 UMD team 20:20 Croatia 23:00 Winning mentality on this years team 24:45 Family stories 27:55 Role on the team 29:45 Croatia game 31:20 Saylor outro 31:45 WBB team breakdown 50:50 Olympic sport breakdown 52:35 Picks/Terrific Terp/Outro

This week we welcome on former Maryland football player Bruce Perry to share his perspective on this season and the state of the program. Perry played at Maryland when Mike Locksley was the RB's coach so we asked him for insight on what could be going on in the locker room. As always we preview this week in Maryland sports. 0:00 Intro 0:31 Perry's playing days 5:40 Perry's thoughts on 2024 season 11:20 Fan support 18:20 Perry's commitment to UMD 20:30 Perry in the NFL 24:15 Ralph Friedgen firing 28:20 Injuries and lessons learned 31:15 Northwestern recap/USC preview 49:00 Men's Soccer 51:25 Women's Soccer 55:50 Volleyball 58:15 Field Hockey 1:00:00 - Picks 1:01:00 - Terrific Terp

This week we welcome on Rudy Winkler who is the Assistant Throws Coach on the Track and Field team at the University of Maryland. More importantly he is a three time olympian in the hammer throw. We discuss how balances track and other aspects of life, the 2024 games and more! As always we talk this week in Maryland sports. 0:00 Intro 0:32 Reflecting on Paris 2024 3:30 Life at the Olympics 6:15 Other Olympic sports 9:00 Living in the village before competing 10:10 Making it to the top 13:48 Crafting a competition schedule 16:05 2016 season and grad year 19:25 Tracksmith 21:10 Maryland Football 28:50 Men's Soccer 31:15 Womens's Soccer 34:30 Field Hockey 36:30 Volleyball 38:10 Basketball Recruiting 40:40 CFB Picks 43:40 Terrific Terps (Doyle Royal)

In 1986, Maryland lost one of its most legendary athletes after Len Bias passed away two days following his No. 2 selection by the Boston Celtics. It was an incident the university vowed would never happen again. Yet 32 years later, offensive lineman Jordan McNair died following an offseason football workout. Tragedy struck again. While both athletes died due to different circumstances, the fallout effects from both incidents were similar. This week, we examine the long-term impact of both situations. The death of Bias resulted in two separate task forces — Dorfman's investigation into academics and one on drug use throughout campus. The recommendations made by the task forces hampered the Terps' ability to recruit high-level athletes, with a decreased athletic budget and focus towards promoting academics. Fan attendance dipped along with the Terps' playing performance. McNair's death resulted in a $3.5 million settlement with McNair's family, as well as a separate settlement with two football players for $200k each. The Terps also lost money in ticket sales and resulted in the firings of multiple athletic staff members, including head coach DJ Durkin, strength coach Rick Court and other training staff members. 

This week, we sit down with Colin Griffith and Alex Nitzl from the men's soccer team to discuss their recent match against Indiana, the different vibe of this season compared to last year, and what makes Head Coach Sasho Cirovski a great leader. conditioning 19:55 Funny stories/traditions 23:45 Crew chanting 24:38 Interview end 24:50 Football 32:12 Men's Soccer 34:55 Women's Soccer 39:00 Field Hockey 40:15 Women's Volleyball 41:51 CFB Picks 45:05 Terrific Terp

This week we sit down with the leading receiver in the Big Ten to discuss training in the off season, showing hospitality to Maryland and his goals for this season. As always we talk this week in Maryland sports!

This week we sit down with Maryland infielder Eddie Hacopian to discuss the MLB draft process, the joy of being in a baseball family and how the Terps will look in 2025. As always we talk this week in Maryland sports...and boy was it a big one.

This week we sit down with Dante Trader Jr. to discuss the 2024 football season, balancing football and lacrosse and NFL dreams. As always we talk this week in Maryland sports!

This week we are joined by Maryland star running back Roman Hemby! We discuss how he plans to bounce back after last season, recruiting, on field fashion and more! As always we preview this week in Maryland sports and crown our terrific terp.

This week we are joined by Billy Edwards Jr. to discuss the QB competition, the QB sneak and what it has been like having coach Mike Locksley in the QB room.

This week we are joined by Selton Miguel to learn about his journey from Angola, being cousins with Bruno Fernando, improving his three point shot and finishing up a final project.

This week we sit with Courtney Wyche, to discuss playing in the 2028 olympics, starting her personal coaching career and getting a college offer in seventh grade.

This week we sit down with Maryland sophomore from the Women's Lacrosse team to discuss committing on the first day possible, adapting to college lax and signing and NIL deal with Under Armour. As always we break down this week in Maryland Athletics

This week we sit down with the Maryland baseball captain to hear how he found out that Rob Vaughn was leaving, how he gets to wear the famous #3 and the recipe for comeback wins.

This week we sit down with Maryland pitching coach Jimmy Jackson to hear why pitching has improved this season, why he uses track man technology and how he ended up at UMD.

This week we are joined by Maryland Softball Head Coach, Lauren Karn. We discuss why she wanted to come to the Big Ten, why she chooses to avoid looking at some statistics and how to build a up new program.

This week welcome on the star of last years march madness! Tobin Anderson breaks down beating Purdue, his playing career and more! Happy spring break :)

This week we welcome on Ruben Hyppolite II to discuss NCAA 25, the Terps defense and his very own One Speed Podcast. As always we discuss this week in Maryland Athletics

This week we sit down with Anthony Cowan Jr. to discuss the championship season that was cut short, playing in Greece and playing in the G-League bubble. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics

This week we sit down with Maryland legend Len Elmore to discuss playing under the late Lefty Driesell, his career in law and broadcasting and Driesell's legacy. As always we discuss this week in Maryland athletics.

This week we welcome on Associate Head Coach of the Women's Basketball team, Karen Blair. We talk about scouting, roster construction and surprisingly, pickleball.

This week we welcome on the man behind the Maryland Basketball hit song "Gold Rush". We walk with Mawty about his music making journey, producing gold rush and more!

This week we sat down with the Director of Sports Nutrition of The University of Maryland. Carrion shared how she has seen the program grow, how the Terps fuel on the road and some of her personal favorite foods. As always we talk this week in Maryland sports.

Welcome to Season 4! We are pleased to bring you Maryland QB Cameron Edge. We discuss his time playing at near DeMatha for a portion of high school, the QB competition and why he loves going to shoot hoops at Epply.

This week we sat down with Maryland basketball sophomore Bri McDaniel to talk about her journey to College Park, time spent off the court with her teammates and NIL. As always we recap this week in Maryland sports. For our season finale we take a look back at this semester!

This week in a very special edition of Under the Shell we bring on our editors and hosts of the Testudo Talk podcast, Emmett Siegel and Andrew Chodes. Together we breakdown the college football transfer portal, bowl game selections, Maryland basketball and we quiz them on all things terps history.

This week, we welcome Shay Doron, the trailblazing athlete who became the first Israeli player in the WNBA and a 2006 NCAA champion. Our conversation covers her journey from Israel to America to gain recognition from college scouts, the state of women's basketball, and her experiences playing basketball at the professional, international, and collegiate levels. As always we talk this week in Maryland Sports

This week we sit down with Drew Hampton, the Senior Director of Football Equipment Operations. He tells us what it takes to get all the equipment ready for game day, what extra travel will look like in the new Big Ten and his stories from the Mayo Bowl.