Melo Trimble lined up nearly a full-court heave in a last-ditch effort to tie Maryland's game against Michigan State on Saturday. The Spartans' Eron Harris bumped Trimble as he let the ball go, but referees didn't call a foul. Harris' feet were moving, but his hands were straight up and Trimble clearly tried to draw the contact. What do you think? (Update: Melo was "surprised" he didn't get a call.)
That's Ricky Slade, a blue-chip running back from Woodbridge, Va. He's not yet rated on some of the major recruiting services, but he's a big-time talent, as evidenced by some of the offers he already has: from Ohio State, Florida, Clemson, Miami, Michigan State and North Carolina, among others. Slade is a part of the class of 2018, so it could be some time before he makes any commitment. He plays at C.D. Hylton. Here's tape.
Daniel Wright is a teammate of the Daniels twins at Cardinal Gibbons HS in Florida.
In an interview with Scout, Cody Bowes declared Maryland is in his top 3 accompanied with Ohio State and Tennessee. Cody Bowes is a 3 star OG from St. Thomas Aquinas in Florida.
Baca accepted an offer to join the program as a preferred walk-on Saturday, according to multiple reports. The reigning Carroll County Player of the Year played outside linebacker at South Carroll High School, but he told Inside Maryland Sports "his position in the program has not been finalized."
I had the chance over the last few weeks to report a long story for VICE about Maryland's recent decision to change the name of Byrd Stadium. There's a long and pretty interesting story here, and I hope you'll have the chance to check it out.
The Maryland football program offered a scholarship to 2017 Georgia receiver Carlos Carriere, he announced on Twitter on Wednesday. On the 247Sports Composite, he's the No. 100 receiver in the class and the 64th-best player in Georgia. He has attractive height at a listed 6'5. He's been added to our 2017 offer board.
Terrance Ferguson decommited from Alabama today and has reopened his commitment. The belief is that he is a Baylor lean. It should be noted that he attends API with 5 star 2017 PG Trevon Duval and 5 star 2017 PF Billy Preston.
Alexander-Walker is ranked the No. 12 shooting guard in the class of 2017 and No. 60 overall, according to 247Sports. He holds offers from Auburn, Baylor, Cincinnati and Virginia Tech.