Terrapin Brew 6/16: Climbing The AP Poll

Today, we take a look back at a classic Terp football season.

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Six-Hole Star. Matt Shaw is the best shortstop in college baseball.

Shaw hit .341 with 24 home runs and 69 RBI this year, winning Big Ten Player of the Year along the way as well.

🔼 A Man Of Maryland. Matt Swope drove down Route 1 on Monday morning, the same road that took him to high school at DeMatha Catholic, into College Park. He had a meeting set with Maryland Athletic Director Damon Evans.

Evans was set to offer Swope his dream job.

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🔼 Great Start. The 1978 Maryland football team, led by Hall of Fame coach Jerry Claiborne, won its first eight games of the season and climbed all the way up to No. 5 in the AP Poll.

The Terps held six of their first eight opponents under 10 points, including back-to-back shutouts of Wake Forest and Duke in late October to move to 8-0.

Only 78 more days until Maryland football!

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🤔 TERPS TRIVIA

Finishing Up. Maryland volleyball’s 2023 Big Ten schedule was just released this week.

Who do the Terps close out the regular season against?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🐢 ONE BIG THING

Hugs, handshakes, jersey reveals. New Maryland baseball head coach Matt Swope’s introductory press conference was a lot of fun - take a look back at it through Maryland Athletic’s photo gallery.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER

📅 Saturday, Sept. 2

🐢 Maryland vs. Towson

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Rutgers!

The Terps close out the regular season against the Scarlet Knights on Nov. 24 in College Park.

Have a great weekend, everyone.