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  1. What a complete dumpster fire. 

    Fight breaks out among Maryland football players at practice in wake of Durkin drama

     

    Matthew Barber, a 21-year-old back-up punter, who has spoken out against the culture of the program, says he was assaulted at the end of practice Tuesday by a fellow player who supported coach DJ Durkin.

    Barber, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., said word had gotten around on the team that he is a “whistle-blower” who talked to investigators about problems on the team. When Durkin returned to practice Tuesday to watch the team practice, his supporters on the team felt emboldened and began taunting Barber, he said. Some mocked and insulted him, while others threw footballs at him, Barber said.

    Toward the end of the practice, another player attacked Barber, attempting to punch him in the face, Barber said. While the two teammates were fighting, others tried to intervene and grabbed Barber’s arms behind his back, he said. That allowed the other player to punch Barber repeatedly in the face, leaving him with a black eye, needing multiple stitches on his forehead and a dislocated shoulder, Barber said.

     

    https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/tracking-the-terps/bs-sp-maryland-football-altercation-20181101-story.html

  2. Turns out Maryland's BoR is even dumber than I could have imagined.

     

    Maryland board also recommended retaining trainers who failed to treat Jordan McNair

    The University System of Maryland Board of Regents recommended this week that the College Park campus retain the athletic trainers who have drawn the bulk of the blame for failing to properly treat Jordan McNair during a May workout, according to two people familiar with the situation.

    McNair suffered from exertional heatstroke during team sprints and died 15 days later. An independent report into the circumstances surrounding his death outlined numerous missteps that were made by the school’s athletic trainers along the way, and the university has accepted responsibility for mistakes made by the school employees.

    Despite this, the regents encouraged the school to reinstate Steve Nordwall, assistant athletic director of athletic training, and Wes Robinson, the head trainer for the football program. Nordwall and Robinson have been on paid administrative leave since Aug. 10.

     

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/11/01/maryland-board-also-recommended-retaining-trainers-who-failed-treat-jordan-mcnair/

     

     

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