Irish, Middies Meet As Ranked Foes For First Time Since 1978
For the first time since 1978, the Midshipmen and Fighting Irish meet as ranked opponents.
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For the first time since 1978, the Midshipmen and Fighting Irish meet as ranked opponents.
Keith Braxton had 20 points as St. Francis (Pa.) defeated Morgan State 71-65 on Wednesday night.
Shakira Austin scored 21 points and Ashley Owusu made a layup with four seconds left to help No. 8 Maryland rally from a 19-point fourth quarter deficit and beat James Madison 70-68 on Wednesday night.
Malik Curry posted 19 points and made six assists and Old Dominion held off Loyola (Md.) 62-53 on Wednesday night.
Coming off a marquee win to open the season, Washington spent the first 20 minutes looking unenthusiastic and sluggish.
Dejuan Clayton had 21 points as Coppin State narrowly beat Loyola of Chicago 76-72 on Tuesday night.
Freshman Aliyah Boston scored 14 points and was an immovable force in the middle of the South Carolina defense, blocking five shots to help the No. 8 Gamecocks beat No. 4 Maryland 63-54 on Sunday in an early matchup between two of the nation's premier women's basketball programs.
Maryland switched its defense and steadied its offense in the second half Saturday to overcome a scare against Rhode Island.
Tom Flacco passed for two touchdowns and Towson used a run of unanswered points to defeat Stony Brook 31-14 Saturday.
Andrew Kostecka had 26 points as Loyola (Md.) defeated Chicago State 98-85 on Saturday.
Ohio State got its first taste of adversity this week when star defensive end Chase Young was suspended for the Maryland game for a possible NCAA infraction involving a personal loan.
The big news hit Friday morning that Ohio State star defensive end Chase Young is out for this game while the school investigates a possible NCAA rules violation related to a loan the player says he took from a family friend.
Mount St. Mary's was a young team last year and finished the season with a 9-22 record under first-year head coach Dan Engelstad.
Jalen Smith had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Darryl Morsell scored 15 and No. 7 Maryland launched a season of high hopes by defeating Holy Cross 95-71 Tuesday night.
One year ago, Maryland took Ohio State into overtime before a failed 2-point conversion resulted in a 52-51 defeat.
No. 4 Maryland cruised past Wagner 119-56 in the season opener on Tuesday, with the Terrapins falling two points shy of tying their all-time scoring record.
Yeedee Thaenrat ran for three touchdowns, including one late in the fourth for the win, as Towson beat Delaware 31-24 on Saturday.
Giles Jackson returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown to get things started for No. 14 Michigan, which used two first-half scoring runs by freshman Zach Charbonnet to pull away from Maryland in a 38-7 victory on Saturday.
This will be Juan Dixon's third season as the Head Coach at Coppin State.
The Tigers will open their season Tuesday at home against George Washington at 7 p.m.
Quarterback Malcolm Perry and Navy have inserted themselves into the mix for a New Year's Six bowl game.
It's been a struggle for coach Michael Locksley in his first year at Maryland, and there's no indication it's going to get any easier.
Currently 17th in the Associated Press Top 25, the program's highest ranking in 15 years, the Gophers host Maryland on Saturday.
No one's openly talking about adding a national championship to the one coach Gary Williams claimed in 2002, but the possibility is there.
The Navy defense backed another dominant performance on the ground by senior quarterback Malcolm Perry in a 35-3 victory over South Florida on Saturday.
