Maryland
Former American Head Coach Brennan joins Loyola Maryland Basketball Staff – HoopDirt
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Mike Brennan, a former Patriot League head coach with 10 years of experience in the conference, has joined the Loyola University Maryland men’s basketballs staff as an assistant coach, Head Coach Tavaras Hardy announced today.
Brennan served as the head coach at American University from 2013-2023 and became the fifth in Eagles’ program history to reach 100 career victories on November 12, 2021. He finished his tenure at American ranked third all-time in wins (125) and second in Patriot League victories (75).
“As an accomplished head coach in the Patriot League, Mike’s knowledge will make an immediate impact on the success of our program,” Hardy said.” We share a lot of commonalities having both worked for John Thompson III at Georgetown, and we both played, and have coached, in the Princeton systems. Mike adds a veteran presence to our staff that will truly enhance the experience of our student-athletes. I am thrilled to welcome Mike Brennan to the Loyola Basketball Family.”
Overall, he brings 12 seasons of Patriot League coaching experience to the Loyola bench after he spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons as an assistant at American before transitioning to the same role just south at Georgetown University where he was from 2009-13.
“I am grateful to Coach Hardy and thrilled about this opportunity and excited to be working at a place like Loyola,” Brennan added.
During Brennan’s first year as a head coach at American, he led the Eagles to the Patriot League Championship in 2013-14 as the Eagles ranked No. 7 in NCAA Division I in both field-goal percentage (.495) and points allowed per game (59.1).
He was the Patriot League Coach of the Year in his first season and was a finalist for the national Joe B. Hall (first-year head coach) and Hugh Durham (mid-major head coach) Awards. His second season team as head coach also reached the Patriot League Championship Game.
Brennan’s Eagles finished second in the conference during the 2019-20 regular-season with Sa’eed Nelson culminating his American career as the school’s all-time leading scorer (2,116 points) and earning Patriot League Player of the Year and Lou Henson Mid-Major All-America honors.
Prior to his tenure as a head coach, Brennan spent 14 years as an assistant coach, first serving as a volunteer assistant coach at Columbia University in 1995-96 before embarking on a European professional basketball career in Germany, Belgium and Portugal.
After finishing his playing career, Brennan joined John Thompson III’s coaching staff at Princeton University as an assistant in 2000-21. He spent the next seven seasons (2000-07) as an assistant at the Ivy League school, helping the Tigers reach the NCAA Tournament in 2001 and 2004 and the NIT in 2002.
He moved to Washington, D.C., in 2007 and joined Jeff Jones’ staff at American, helping the Eagles to two of the best years in program history as they won back-to-back Patriot League regular-season and tournament titles and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 2008.
After the two seasons as an assistant at American, Brennan continued with Thompson as an assistant at nearby Georgetown University prior to the 2009-10 season. The Hoyas posted 93 wins over the four years Brennan was on the bench with trips to the NCAA Tournament each season. Georgetown was a No. 3 seed in the tournament in 2010 and 2012 and a No. 2 seed in 2013 after sharing the Big East regular-season title. When he departed Georgetown for American, Hardy joined the Hoyas’ staff in Brennan’s spot as an assistant.
Brennan entered the coaching ranks after an impressive collegiate and professional playing career that included four years as a starter for Carril at Princeton. He led the Tigers to the 1991 and 1992 NCAA Tournaments and was named to the All-Ivy Second Team in 1994. He was a point guard on arguably the best high school team in New Jersey state history, Elizabeth, before matriculating to Princeton.
Brennan earned his bachelor’s degree in English from Princeton in 1994.
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Maryland
16-year-old arrested after 15-year-old fatally shot in Maryland high school bathroom
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A 16-year-old student at a high school in Maryland has been detained after he allegedly shot and killed a 15-year-old student in one of the school’s bathrooms.
The name of the suspect has yet to be released. The victim, Warren Curtis Grant, died following the shooting at Joppatowne High School. Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler made the announcement at a press briefing.
The suspect fled the scene but was detained close by just minutes later.
“He has yet to be charged but will be charged, and at the time those charges are preferred as an adult, we will release the name of the suspect,” Gahler told the press, according to The Guardian.
The sheriff added that his office has handled more than 10 cases in the last two years “where the suspect was either the victim, witness or the suspect in an incident handled by the Harford county sheriff’s office.”
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While the sheriff’s office told the public to avoid the area after the shooting, it said that it was an “isolated incident, not an active shooter.”
An “active shooter” situation refers to when a suspect is firing against everyone they see rather than targeting a particular person.
An area church was used as a reunification center for students and their parents. The school is located about 20 miles northeast of Baltimore.
Gahler noted that more than 100 law enforcement officials responded to the scene.
The fight at Joppatowne High School took place just two days after the shooting at a high school outside Atlanta, Georgia where a 14-year-old shot and killed four people.
Maryland
How to watch Michigan State vs. Maryland (9/7/24): TV channel, kickoff time, live stream
Michigan State got the job done in its season opener, but it wasn’t pretty as it hung on at home against Florida Atlantic. Now, it has to head on the road to open Big Ten play in what promises to be a tougher test.
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Michigan State is 1-0, but the road gets tougher now. The Spartans go on the road and start Big Ten play early in Week 2 with a trip to Maryland. The Terrapins have a new look this year without quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa but looked strong in their season-opener against Howard last week.
· Who: Michigan State at Maryland
· When: 3:30 p.m.
· Where: SECU Stadium, College Park, Maryland
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· Live updates: Beginning at 2:30 p.m. at mlive.com/spartans
· Latest line: Maryland -9.5
TV Network: Big Ten Network
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Five must-reads before kickoff:
* Michigan State lost two members of its secondary, Dillon Tatum and Khalil Majeed, to long-term injuries in its season opener. The team is turning to some new faces to fill in the holes from those injuries.
* Alex VanSumeren was once Michigan State’s top-rated recruit, but he’s been seldom seen on the field due to injuries. Now, though, he’s healthy and making his mark on the Spartans’ defensive line.
* Aidan Chiles’ 10-completion, two-interception performance in Michigan State’s season-opener was his “floor,” according to offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren, who has a plan to improve the quarterback’s performance going forward.
* Jonathan Smith had a name for Week 1 in college football: overreaction Saturday. He’s cautioning fans not to put too much stock into an opening performance that likely underwhelmed many.
* The run game and discipline are two of Matt Wenzel’s five things to watch in this week’s matchup.
Michigan State
* Passing: Aidan Chiles 10-14, 114 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT
* Rushing: Kay’ron Lynch-Adams 9 rush, 101 yards, 1 TD
* Receiving: Michael Masunas 2 rec., 29 yards, 0 TD
* Tackles: Angelo Grose 12
* Sacks: Khris Bogle 1.5
* Interceptions: Grose, Nikai Martinez 1
Maryland
* Passing: Billy Edwards Jr. 20-27, 311 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
* Rushing: Roman Hemby 14 rush, 66 yards, 1 TD
* Receiving: Tai Felton 7 rec., 178 yards, 2 TD
* Tackles: Glendon Miller 6
* Sacks: None
* Interceptions: Ruben Hyppolite II, Miller 1
Friday, Sept. 6
Western Illinois at Indiana
Duke at Northwestern
Saturday, Sept. 7
Texas at Michigan, noon (FOX)
Rhode Island at Minnesota, noon (Peacock)
Bowling Green at Penn State, noon (BTN)
Akron at Rutgers, noon (BTN)
Iowa State at Iowa, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
Michigan State at Maryland, 3:30 p.m. (BTN)
Eastern Michigan at Washington, 3:30 p.m. (BTN)
South Dakota at Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m. (FS1)
Kansas at Illinois, 7 p.m. (FS1)
Colorado at Nebraska, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)
Western Michigan at Ohio State, 7:30 p.m. (BTN)
Boise State at Oregon, 10 p.m. (Peacock)
Maryland
Pre-Snap Read: Michigan State vs Maryland
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Michigan State has an excellent chance to make a strong statement this weekend that the rebuilding job under new head coach Jonathan Smith is ahead of schedule, if the Spartans can take down 8-point favorite Maryland on Saturday.
A Michigan State victory would be a strong statement within the football industry, but maybe not as strong from a fan perspective. I’m not sure Maryland’s football brand is as respected in the state of Michigan and regionally as it should be, for a program that has gone 8-5 in the past two seasons and defeated Auburn and North Carolina State in bowl games the past two years.
Maryland is good. The Terrapins are coming off a 50-7 victory over a weak UConn team last week. Maryland’s offense looked very good against a weak, soft, conservative UConn defense.
Michigan State’s defense was ahead of schedule last week against a mediocre Florida Atlantic offense. Michigan State’s offense was behind schedule, experiencing inconsistent accuracy and decision-making at the quarterback position, which was somewhat understandable considering it was sophomore Aidan Chiles’ first start as a college player. MSU’s running game also lacked consistency, especially in short yardage and in the red zone.
The big news from Maryland last week in my opinion was the excellent play of new starting quarterback Billy Edwards. The 6-foot-3, 222-pound redshirt-junior had waited behind the outgoing, record-breaking Taulia Tagovailoa for three years. Tagovailoa left Maryland as the Big Ten’s all-time passing leader. He went undrafted and is now playing in the CFL.
Edwards looked good last week. He’s strong in the pocket, is a physical ball carrier on designed runs or scrambles. He was accurate over the middle on intermediate routes, and seemed to do a good job processing coverages, although UConn’s coverages were simple, slow and soft.
I saw this Michigan State vs Maryland game as a swing game on the schedule prior to the season. But considering how well Edwards and his receivers looked last week, and Michigan State’s sputtering start on offense, this game goes from being a swing game to uphill slog for the Spartans.
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