Blake Horvath has led Navy to two great seasons as an elite dual-threat quarterback. Behind a wholesome image is a relentless competitor who could help his senior class tie a record for the most wins in school history.
COLUMN | President Donald Trump will attend the Army-Navy game on Saturday in Baltimore. There will be protests outside, but probably none within M&T Bank Stadium. Maybe there should be.
Is Baltimore really as bad as Donald Trump says it is? Of course not. This weekend, as troops flood in for football, they have a chance to see for themselves.
“It’s a special place and it’s one of the best jobs in the country, because of the kind of young men we have, because it still is, truly, a developmental program,” Newberry said.
Oluchi Okananwa had 25 points and eight rebounds for the Terrapins (11-0, 1-0 in the Big Ten), who trailed 99-90 with less than a minute to play in the second overtime.
St. Frances Academy star Zion Elee is the highest-ranked recruit ever to sign with the Terps football program. But embattled coach Mike Locksley is stacking up expectations with his incoming class and has to turn around his 4-8 program quickly.
In August, Trump mentioned the possibility of deploying the National Guard to Baltimore to combat crime, which garnered pushback from Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott.
Pharrel Payne paced Maryland (5-2) with 14 points. Darius Adams added 13 and Andre Mills scored 11, but the Terrapins committed 18 turnovers and got outrebounded 39-29.
Yarden Garzon added 16 points for the Terrapins (7-0), who used a 20-2 run spanning halftime to secure the final game of their season-opening homestand.