BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Welcome to rainy Memorial Stadium. We’re about 60 minutes from kickoff as the Hoosiers host Maryland in their first Big Ten Conference home game of the season.
Pregame – Indiana injuries today submitted to the Big Ten for the availability report, all players listed as out: K Derek McCormick, K Alejandro Quintero and DB Te’Derius Collins are all out. That means TE James Bomba could return which is good news for Indiana’s depth.
Maryland lists LB Neero Avery, DB Mykel Morman, K Gavin Marshall and WR Jahmari Powell-Wonson as out.
• Indiana is trying to be 5-0 for the first time since 1967. Hard to believe that the Hoosiers haven’t done it since then, but then again, some of the better Indiana teams in the period since then played tougher schedules than these Hoosiers have.
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The strength of schedule question that looms over the Hoosiers won’t really go away until they play Nebraska … at the earliest. It will likely loom into November before Indiana plays Michigan and Ohio State.
• The rain is steady, but nowhere near as bad as it could have been. A level about misty is how I’d describe it. Winds are mild, but not insignificant. Not a great day to throw the ball, but not a complete washout either. I’ve witnessed games in this stadium that were worse.
• My Memorial Stadium rain day memory is from 1999. Northwestern was the opposition and it was played in a downpour. At the time, Memorial Stadium’s then-grass field was relatively new and it took a beating. That’s also the game that Adewale Ogunleye got hurt in. After a difficult recovery process, Ogunleye was able to have a long career in the NFL. I remember talking to him about that when I covered him as a member of the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XXXXI.
• What will the crowd be like today? I think it will be late-arriving … why sit out in the rain if you don’t have to? The grass lots are open – there was some fear they might have to be closed – so that helps with the logistics. I think the way I look at it is that it will be a good turnout for a rainy day, but it won’t be a sellout and it probably won’t be to Curt Cignetti’s satisfaction.
It’s a probable column topic, but Cignetti is being confronted by the fact that the state of Indiana does not live and die with college football. It’s going to take some time, and some proven success, to get the level of support he’s seeking. It will not happen overnight and it definitely won’t happen with inclement weather.
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• Don’t want to stray too far off-topic, but one thing that will influence turnout today just a bit is the fact that so many high school football games were postponed on Friday night across the state, especially the southern half of the state. Many of them are being played concurrent with the Indiana game. (And Purdue’s game too.)
Why? It rained, it was windy for a bit, but it was not hazardous conditions. When I covered high school football, I covered games in worse conditions. It just seems that these kind of decisions are made ahead of time and well-intended ideas of safety-first can lead to being too cautious.
• Fashion report: Indiana never deviates from its red jersey, white pants, red helmet combo. Maryland, which has a lot of potential uniform combinations, went with a traditional look. Red helmet, white jersey, red pants. Boomer Esiason and Frank Reich approve.
• If you missed it late last night, Rutgers held off Washington 21-18 to remain unbeaten. Are you ready for the Indiana-Rutgers Big Ten championship game?
Other games in the Big Ten today include: Minnesota is at Michigan in the Little Brown Jug game. Nebraska is at Purdue in the noon windown. Wisconsin plays at Southern California in the 3:30 p.m. timeslot. Ohio State at Michigan State and Illinois at Penn State are in the 7:30 p.m. window. And we got our first true taste of Big Ten After Dark as UCLA hosts Oregon at 11 p.m.
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking residents to be on the lookout for cold-stunned sea turtles and marine mammals along the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coast this winter. Cold-stunning occurs when water temperatures drop rapidly, causing animals to become lethargic and hypothermic. This condition can be fatal, especially for sea turtles.
According to DNR, cold-stunning typically affects sea turtles in late autumn and early winter. While sea turtles are most commonly affected, West Indian manatees are also susceptible.
Anyone who sees a cold-stunned animal should call the Maryland Natural Resources Police Hotline at 800-628-9944. It is important to maintain a safe distance, as these animals can be dangerous.
Sea turtles and marine mammals are protected by federal law. Harassing, feeding, or collecting these animals or their parts is illegal and can result in fines, imprisonment, and/or the seizure of vessels and personal property.
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This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.
Photo: A sea turtle exhibiting signs of cold-stunning. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo.
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DMV residents are remembering former President Jimmy Carter, including one Maryland man who has a picture worth a thousand words.
Josh Davidsburg shared a photo of himself at 2-years-old with News4. The photo shows him sitting on Carter’s lap.
“Even though I don’t remember it, it’s still like a big part of my life,” Davidsburg said.
The adorable photo printed in a local paper was snapped during a Fourth of July parade in Atlanta in 1981.
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“I just kind of wandered off and wandered up to Jimmy Carter and I said, ‘uppy’ and he picked me up and put me in his lap,” Davidsburg said.
In the photo, Davidsburg has an American flag in his mouth. He says the flag came from none other than Rosalynn Carter.
The memory was so special, he made sure to immortalize it.
“My wife actually printed it out and actually got a signed copy from him,” Davidsburg said.
Davidsburg lives near Baltimore now, but was born in Georgia when his father was a reporter at a TV station in Atlanta.
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More than 40 years after this photo was taken, he says the once-in-a-lifetime encounter changed his life.
“For him it was probably nothing,” Davidsburg said. “I was this little kid that kind of hobbled up to him, but it kind of helped set me on the path of where I am today.”
Like his dad, Davidburg used to be a reporter, working up and down the East Coast for about a decade before becoming a Senior Lecturer teaching journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park.
“Going into reporting, it was the first kind of the biggest politician I’ve ever met and everybody else has kind of paled in comparison,” Davidsburg said.
He says while he and the rest of the world mourns former President Carter’s passing, they will also remember his enduring legacy forever.
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“How many people can say that they not only did they live to 100, but they made such an amazing use of that time,” Davidsburg said. “Giving back to the country that he loved and the state and city that he loved.”
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland turned the ball over 25 times, blew a 17-point lead and was outrebounded in the second half.
Coach Brenda Frese still had plenty to be happy about.
“I thought it was a phenomenal game from two really competitive teams,” Frese said. “Credit Michigan State. We knew they were going to play hard for 40 minutes.”
No. 8 Maryland faced its biggest test in a while Sunday, and the Terrapins held off the No. 19 Spartans 72-66. It wasn’t a pretty game from an offensive standpoint, but the Terps were able to execute when they needed to at the end.
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Up by two in the final minute, Shyanne Sellers found Christina Dalce on a pick-and-roll for an easy layup with 36.3 seconds left — her only points of the game. Michigan State didn’t score again, falling short in this matchup between two ranked Big Ten teams.
This was nearly a clash of unbeatens, but the Spartans (11-2, 1-1 Big Ten) lost to Alabama in their prior game.
Maryland (12-0, 2-0) has equaled the second-best start in team history.
“It’s one of the most competitive groups I’ve ever coached,” Frese said. “It’s not really about being undefeated. Of course we love it. I think it shows just the work that they’re putting in. But for us, as long as we just continue to keep our head down and work hard through this process, I think that’s where you’re seeing the results pay off.”
The Terrapins beat Duke last month, but this was their first ranked opponent since then. It was a physical game in which rebounds were not for the faint of heart.
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“One thing I’ve loved about our team all year is our effort’s always been in a great space,” said Michigan State coach Robyn Fralick, whose team had a 10-1 edge in offensive rebounds in the second half.
Maryland let a big lead get away, but with the score tied at 57, Saylor Poffenbarger and Bri McDaniel made 3-pointers to put the Terps up by six.
McDaniel had to leave the game early in the fourth after falling to the ground with a thud, but she was able to return.
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