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Maryland football has added another running back, with JUCO transfer Challen Fa’amatau announcing his commitment to Maryland on Friday.
A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, the recent commitment of family friend Taulia Tagovailoa played a large role in Fa’amatau’s decision. A high school First-Team All-State selection in 2017, Fa’amatau ranked as the No. 5 player in the state before opting to go the JUCO route. After spending a season as a linebacker at Pima Community College in Arizona, Fa’amatau got the opportunity to return to his natural position at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas.
For Coffeyville in 2019, Fa’amatau rushed 99 times for 362 yards and one touchdown. Joining the Terps as a redshirt junior, he will be immediately eligible with two years left.
Having lost both of their two leading rushers from a season ago in Anthony McFarland Jr. and Javon Leake to the NFL, the Terps are in need of experience at the running back position. With his transfer now official, Fa’amatau joins a running back room that features seniors Tayon Fleet-Davis and Jake Funk, as well as a trio of freshman backs in Peny Boone, Isaiah Jacobs and Jordan Castleberry.
In other news
Maryland football released a video promoting its #DMV2UMD movement.
"DMV2UMD"
— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) May 23, 2020
It means you can have it all.
The best of both worlds is at the crib pic.twitter.com/qfeOuBSPCP
The team also shared some renderings of Cole Field House.
The. Best. Is. Ahead.
— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) May 22, 2020
Cole Field House pic.twitter.com/3UmxpNUAsz
Maryland men’s basketball honored its 2020 graduates.
Big congrats out to our 2020 Spring Graduates!@ReeseMona, @_MustSeeTV, Will Clark, @JTTomaic pic.twitter.com/2o2VlDUpLl
— Maryland Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) May 22, 2020
Maryland men’s basketball made the top 10 for 4-star 2021 small forward Trey Patterson.
— Trey Patterson (@_treypatt3) May 23, 2020
The Terps have also reached out to Indiana grad transfer Justin Smith.
Indiana grad transfer Justin Smith tells ESPN he’s heard from:
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) May 23, 2020
Illinois
Georgetown
Iowa State
Northwestern
Purdue
Maryland
Mississippi State
Arkansas
DePaul
Notre Dame
Oregon
Xavier
Boston College
Arizona State
Wake Forest
Tulsa
New Mexico
Nevada
NC State
Virginia Tech
Maryland women’s basketball’s Faith Masonius and Zoe Young looked back on some of the biggest plays from this season.
Watch @FMasonius and @Zoe_Young03 look back on some big moments from this season! pic.twitter.com/B7j3PECZTj
— Maryland Women’s Basketball (@umdwbb) May 24, 2020
Maryland men’s lacrosse shared some of its best Memorial Day weekend memories.
So many lasting memories on this Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend
— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 23, 2020
Missing the game we love, but looking forward to more moments like these #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/csgSuq7G7U
Maryland baseball congratulated its 2020 graduates.
Celebrating our 2020 graduates
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 22, 2020
Proud of @tblohmSteak12, @juicyjoshturner, Mike Vasturia, Taylor Wright, and Elliot Zoellner for earning their degrees today!#UMDgrad | #AlwaysATerp pic.twitter.com/8o8oyXiODW