Maryland long snapper Matt Oliveira transfers to South Carolina

Maryland football long snapper Matt Oliveira announced Monday that he will be transferring to South Carolina for his final year of eligibility.

Oliveira started for the Terps in every game over the past two years, with two tackles last season and four total over his career in College Park.

Oliveira’s departure is another sting for the Terps’ special teams unit. Starting punter Wade Lees announced in May that he would be transferring to UCLA, and the kicking and punting units didn't look great in the spring game or spring practice.

Maryland will lean on kicker Joseph Petrino, who went 12-for-14 on field goals last season, but the team currently doesn’t have an experienced punter or long snapper on the roster. Rising sophomore James Rosenberry is the sole long snapper on the roster, and while he was rated a five-star by Kohl’s Kicking in the 2018 class, he has no gameplay under his belt. The only punters the Terps have are two freshmen walk-ons — Anthony Pecorella and Colton Spangler — who have yet to be listed on the online roster.

In other news

As part of our annual summer football preview series, we’ll be looking at Maryland’s quarterback group this week. Thomas did an overview of the position options and I profiled Tyrrell Pigrome.

Forbes released an NBA mock draft Monday with Bruno Fernando going 10th overall to the Atlanta Hawks. This is one of his highest draft projections so far.

Fernando appeared on The BIG Show to talk about his experience playing for the Terps. “Every moment at Maryland was my favorite moment,” he said on the show.

There’s a ton of former Terps competing in the WNBA right now. Zachary Ward has the early-season roundup of who’s making a splash in the league this season.

Though the news was reported last week, Maryland football officially announced Clemson linebacker Shaq Smith’s transfer to the program.

Maryland basketball also made an official announcement, introducing assistant coach DeAndre Haynes. Former Michigan coach John Beilein, who will coach the Cleveland Cavaliers next season, had high praise for him.