Maryland football head coach Mike Locksley continued a tradition he initiated in 2019 by handing out awards named after his team’s Red-White Spring Game on Saturday.

Among these honors were the Alec Wujciak “I Like to Practice” Award, claimed by linebackers Caleb Wheatland and Ruben Hyppolite, alongside tight end Dylan Wade. Defensive lineman Dillan Fontus and wide receiver Rob Smith earned the Noah Barnes Community Service Award.

Other notable award winners included defensive back Perry Fisher and wide receiver Shaleak Knotts, recipients of the Josh Allen Most Improved Player Award. Defensive lineman Jordan Phillips was honored with the Randy Starks Most Valuable Lineman Award, while NC State transfer quarterback MJ Morris received the Keith Moore “Special K” MVP Award.

This year, a total of 16 awards were presented.

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Maryland baseball emerged victorious in its weekend series against Illinois. Ben Messinger had the recap of Sunday’s game.

Former Maryland football quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa will participate in the Seattle Seahawks rookie camp this weekend.

Maryland softball closed out its weekend series against Purdue with a loss, dropping its fifth straight Big Ten series.

Former Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa has reportedly been invited to the Seattle Seahawks’ rookie camp next weekend.

Tagovailoa was not among the 11 quarterbacks selected in the NFL draft over the weekend despite finishing his career as the Big Ten’s career leader in passing yards (11,256) and ranking seventh all-time in passing touchdowns (76) and total offensive yards (11,473).

Tagovailoa also left the Terps as the program’s all-time leader in passing yards, touchdown passes and completion percentage (67.1).

Tagovailoa, a longtime starter who played last season as a 5-foot-11, 208-pound redshirt senior, earned All-Big Ten second-team honors for the second year in a row after leading the conference in passing yards (3,377), touchdown passes (25), completions (290) and offensive yards per game (282.9).

Tagovailoa opted to skip the team’s finale, a 31-13 win over Auburn in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Dec. 30.

Tagovailoa entered the transfer portal Jan. 5 despite lacking any college eligibility. The University of Miami was rumored to be a popular destination for him considering his older brother Tua is the starting quarterback for the Miami Dolphins.

The Seahawks have several quarterbacks, including incumbent starter Geno Smith and Sam Howell, who started last season for the Commanders before they traded him for draft picks. Seattle also signed San Jose State’s Chevon Cordeiro as an undrafted free agent.

NFL.com was the first to report the news.