This is the Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.
Maryland football announced the formation a new of The Best is Ahead Foundation Wednesday, a non-profit foundation which will create NIL programs and initiatives that help underserved youth in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area.
The NIL collective will be run Jeff Leventhal, a Maryland businessman, and former pro football player Dan Crowley. It will be supported by former Maryland football player and founder of Under Armour Kevin Plank.
The program will look to utilize NIL for community programs and initiatives, including gun violence education, mental health awareness, drug & alcohol prevention and literacy programs. Crowley talked about the importance of giving name, image and likeness opportunities for the players that don’t make it to the league.
“We want to help those players who do not go that far understand how to make the most of their college years and how to prepare for life after football,” Crowley said.
The multi-million dollar initiative will be solely focused on supporting Maryland football players and is a key step in helping head coach Mike Locksley and the Terps compete with other big-name programs that have established NIL collectives of their own.
In other news
Maryland women’s lacrosse welcomed new recruit Emma Muchnick.
A midfielder from Montebello, NY, welcome to Maryland Emma Muchnick‼️ pic.twitter.com/7xRnN9pPO4
— Maryland Women’s Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) September 21, 2022
Maryland’s soccer stadium, Ludwig Field, was rocking on Tuesday night against Penn State.
The energy at Ludwig is electric.⚡ @MarylandMSoccer x @B1GSoccer pic.twitter.com/dprQurXrOc
— Maryland On BTN (@MarylandOnBTN) September 21, 2022
Maryland athletics shared an article about Terps volleyball’s growth as a team going into Big Ten play.
“It’s all of us together.”
On the court and in the community, @TerpsVolleyball continues to grow as it heads into Big Ten play. https://t.co/n1lqD8bvj9
— Maryland Terrapins (@umterps) September 21, 2022
Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa made an appearance on TMZ Sports.
When @MojoMuhtadi met @tauliaa12
All Maryland all day on @TMZ_Sports! pic.twitter.com/W7fI6b6gmv
— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) September 21, 2022
Maryland women’s basketball released the team’s TV schedule for the upcoming season.
TV INFO‼️
Catch the Terps on TV at least 1️⃣3️⃣ times this season
➡️ https://t.co/P3dvcNsSuw#FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/pmWA3VmFw8
— Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) September 21, 2022
Former Maryland women’s basketball player Alyssa Thomas became the first WNBA player to record four triple-doubles in a season.
ONE OF ONE.
After back-to-back triple-doubles in the WNBA Finals, Alyssa Thomas becomes the first WNBA player to record 4 triple-doubles in the same season.
No other WNBA player has more than 3 in their entire career. @athomas_25 | #CTSun pic.twitter.com/GGfEyijVXS— Connecticut Sun (@ConnecticutSun) September 21, 2022
Former Maryland star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is joined by legendary wideout Jerry Rice in his historic Monday Night Football success.
Elite company. #GoBills | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/7WLnrDNHiu
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 21, 2022