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Maryland Terrapins
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Basketball
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Willard bolts Maryland to become Villanova coach
Kevin Willard, who led Maryland to the Sweet 16 of this season's NCAA tournament, has accepted Villanova's offer to become the program's head basketball coach.
Maryland's Kevin Willard hired as Villanova head coach
Maryland's Kevin Willard has been hired as Villanova's new coach, ending more than a week of speculation.
Maryland just completed one of its best seasons in the past 20 years, earning a 4-seed in the NCAA tournament and making a run to the Sweet 16 before falling to top-seeded Florida. The Terrapins finished 27-9 overall and 14-6 in the Big Ten and were ranked in the top 10 in most predictive metrics. After a 1-3 start to Big Ten play, Maryland lost just four games to Big Ten opponents the rest of the season by a combined nine points.
Willard spent three seasons in College Park, going 65-39 with two NCAA tournament appearances.
He made headlines before Maryland's first-round NCAA tournament game against Grand Canyon when he essentially broke the news of Maryland athletic director Damon Evans leaving for SMU and explained why he hasn't signed a new contract in College Park.
"I need to make fundamental changes to the program," Willard said. "That's what I'm focused on right now. That's why probably a deal hasn't got done because I want to see -- I need to see fundamental changes done. I want this program to be great. I want it to be the best in the country, I want to win a national championship, but there's things that need to change.
"I need to make sure that we are where we are with NIL, and rev share is not where we've been with NIL over the past two years. We've been one of the worst, if not lowest, in the NIL in the last two years. So, that's first and foremost. I also have to make a fundamental change where I can do the things that I want to do with my program. I wanted to spend an extra night in New York this year to celebrate Christmas with my team and I was told that we can't do that because it's too expensive. So, I don't know how we can be a top-tier program and I can't spend one extra night in New York because it's too expensive."
As Maryland knocked off Grand Canyon and Colorado State to advance to Willard's first Sweet 16 and the first for the Terps since 2016, the head coach's message didn't change. He acknowledged after Maryland's Sweet 16 loss to Florida on Thursday that he didn't know his next step.
"I don't know what I'm doing," Willard said. "I'll be honest with you. I haven't talked to my agent. I haven't talked to my wife."
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LB Riley Pettijohn (Official Thread)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Football
- 110 Replies
Riley Pettijohn Says He Can “Do A Little Bit Of Everything,” Thinks He Can Get on the Field and Make Plays for Ohio State in Year One
Riley Pettijohn says he's gone from 215 pounds to 227 pounds this spring and he expects to get on the field and make plays in his first year at Ohio State.
Riley Pettijohn Says He Can “Do A Little Bit Of Everything,” Thinks He Can Get on the Field and Make Plays for Ohio State in Year One
A typical day for freshman linebacker Riley Pettijohn this spring isn’t for the faint of heart.
The No. 2-rated linebacker in the 2025 recruiting class, Pettijohn often starts his day by waking up early and strolling to Ohio State’s practice facility, the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
He starts by watching practice film from the previous day, making notes of where he thrived and what he needs to refine going forward. Then he’ll either have practice, or if it’s an off day, he’ll lift weights. When he completes those, he’ll have meetings with Ohio State’s coaching staff, primarily linebackers coach James Laurinaitis, who will offer his input on Pettijohn’s play so far.
“Riley Pettijohn, he has a great feel for the game,” Laurinaitis said. “The burst is there … Any time you have freshmen on the field, you get these lumps of clay you’re excited to form a little bit. The most important thing with young players is that you’re learning a lot.”
And of course, he’s also a student-athlete, so following his football obligations, he heads to the classroom. He’ll end his night with some film study, part two.
“I want to know what I did wrong, what I can improve on and help me learn new installs,” Pettijohn said of what he watches during film.
That may seem like a lot for someone who’s just finished his third month on campus, but Pettijohn came to Ohio State with lofty expectations as a top-45 recruit in the nation, and he has lofty goals for himself in his freshman year.
“Just getting on the field and making plays,” Pettijohn said of what he hopes to accomplish in year one. “I feel like that’s a good expectation for me.”
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2025 scUM Shenanigans, Arguments, etc.
- By Jagdaddy
- College Football
- 3952 Replies
The Strassini is strong in this one.
Connor Stalions Says Ohio State Knew Michigan’s Defensive Plays in 2018 and 2019, Became “Rattled” When It Couldn’t Steal Wolverines’ Signs in 2021
Connor Stalions says Ohio State knew what plays Michigan’s defense would run in 2018 and 2019 and the Buckeyes were “rattled” when they couldn’t steal UM’s signs in 2021.www.elevenwarriors.com
Connor Stalions Says Ohio State Knew Michigan’s Defensive Plays in 2018 and 2019, Became “Rattled” When It Couldn’t Steal Wolverines’ Signs in 2021
As the wait continues for Michigan to receive its punishment from the NCAA for its sign-stealing scandal, Connor Stalions sat down with On3 for an hourlong interview that was published Friday afternoon.
In the interview, the former Michigan analyst who allegedly violated NCAA rules by orchestrating an in-person scouting operation did not directly address those allegations but claimed that “95% of teams have 95% of teams’ signals” and said that his job was more about protecting Michigan’s signals than actually stealing opponents’ signals – a job that he says came about because of how effectively other teams, including Ohio State, stole signals against the Wolverines.
“It started off with teams picking us apart in this cat-and-mouse signal game. And I would say, first of all, signals itself was like maybe 33% tops of what I did, right? I'm doing breakdowns of the defense, doing formation tendency stuff, prepping meetings for linebackers and all that, doing cutups and everything,” Stalions said. “As far as signals go, I would say maybe 95% of the value in it is protecting your own signals. And the way that you protect on defense – I didn't really work with the offense, right? – so with the defense, the way that you protect is kind of categorized in one of two different categories. So one, just call your play after they call theirs, right? That's the cat-and-mouse, like you wanna be the cat and signal second. Or signal at the same time as they do.
“So most of the time, when I was talking to (former defensive coordinator Mike) Macdonald or (former defensive coordinator Jesse) Minter, it was, you see like me in his ear, it's kind of like red light, green light. Like, ‘Hey, if I'm not talking, that means they haven't called their play.’ So you're taking a big risk if you call your play because they're gonna get our signal and they're gonna call the Cover 1 beater, the Cover 3 beater, whatever it is. ’Cause let's not kid ourselves here, I would say 95% of teams have 95% of teams’ signals. So, it's about how you protect, how you decipher, how you employ it. So yeah, it's more like a red light, green light cause we were getting taken advantage of. Ohio State was really abusing us in 2018 and 2019. I mean, every time we're in man, they're running mesh rail. Every time we're in zone, they're running the ball.”
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