George Gerbo
@gerbo.bsky.social
Sportswriter covering Maryland Terrapins football/men’s basketball and D.C. area tennis and golf. WVU/UMD alum. Irreverent commentary/stories on things relating to my native West Virginia, Pittsburgh, the DMV and more.
"Elijah [Saunders] continues to be more physical..I don’t think its his nature, but his nature is bending," Buzz Williams says.
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
"Elijah [Saunders] continues to be more physical..I don’t think its his nature, but his nature is bending," Buzz Williams says.
Maryland coach Buzz Williams: "The endurance of our guys has continued to increase."
Says "those 8 guys played in a completely different role than they've ever played" tonight.
Says "those 8 guys played in a completely different role than they've ever played" tonight.
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Maryland coach Buzz Williams: "The endurance of our guys has continued to increase."
Says "those 8 guys played in a completely different role than they've ever played" tonight.
Says "those 8 guys played in a completely different role than they've ever played" tonight.
"I would say this whole season so far has been an adjustment," says Maryland's Elijah Saunders
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"I would say this whole season so far has been an adjustment," says Maryland's Elijah Saunders
“I was reading the game, making the right decisions,” Maryland guard Diggy Coit says of his 41-point performance.
November 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“I was reading the game, making the right decisions,” Maryland guard Diggy Coit says of his 41-point performance.
FINAL in OT:
Maryland 95
Mount 90
Diggy Coit 41pts (11-17, 8-10 3pt, 11-11 FT). Singlehandedly wills Terps to victory.
Arlandus Keyes led MSM with 22pts. Four MSM scorers in double figures.
Terps won't be at Xfinity til December; head to Players Era in Vegas next week.
Maryland 95
Mount 90
Diggy Coit 41pts (11-17, 8-10 3pt, 11-11 FT). Singlehandedly wills Terps to victory.
Arlandus Keyes led MSM with 22pts. Four MSM scorers in double figures.
Terps won't be at Xfinity til December; head to Players Era in Vegas next week.
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
FINAL in OT:
Maryland 95
Mount 90
Diggy Coit 41pts (11-17, 8-10 3pt, 11-11 FT). Singlehandedly wills Terps to victory.
Arlandus Keyes led MSM with 22pts. Four MSM scorers in double figures.
Terps won't be at Xfinity til December; head to Players Era in Vegas next week.
Maryland 95
Mount 90
Diggy Coit 41pts (11-17, 8-10 3pt, 11-11 FT). Singlehandedly wills Terps to victory.
Arlandus Keyes led MSM with 22pts. Four MSM scorers in double figures.
Terps won't be at Xfinity til December; head to Players Era in Vegas next week.
Maryland guard Diggy Coit is up to 38 with that baseline floater, a new career high.
Previous was 37 against Buffalo on March 8, 2024, when he was at Northern Illinois.
Previous was 37 against Buffalo on March 8, 2024, when he was at Northern Illinois.
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Maryland guard Diggy Coit is up to 38 with that baseline floater, a new career high.
Previous was 37 against Buffalo on March 8, 2024, when he was at Northern Illinois.
Previous was 37 against Buffalo on March 8, 2024, when he was at Northern Illinois.
End of Regulation (really):
Maryland 77
Mount St. Mary's 77
Diggy Coit 34
Coit is 7-9 from three, including the most important one, with 8 seconds left off an inbound to send this game to overtime.
Maryland 77
Mount St. Mary's 77
Diggy Coit 34
Coit is 7-9 from three, including the most important one, with 8 seconds left off an inbound to send this game to overtime.
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
End of Regulation (really):
Maryland 77
Mount St. Mary's 77
Diggy Coit 34
Coit is 7-9 from three, including the most important one, with 8 seconds left off an inbound to send this game to overtime.
Maryland 77
Mount St. Mary's 77
Diggy Coit 34
Coit is 7-9 from three, including the most important one, with 8 seconds left off an inbound to send this game to overtime.
West Virginia beat Maryland in a "secret" scrimmage before the season, 95-73.
WVU also beat this same Mount St. Mary's team 70-54 on Nov. 4
I extrapolated that this would be a tight one tonight for Maryland.
Mount leads 71-66 with 3:18 to go.
WVU also beat this same Mount St. Mary's team 70-54 on Nov. 4
I extrapolated that this would be a tight one tonight for Maryland.
Mount leads 71-66 with 3:18 to go.
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
West Virginia beat Maryland in a "secret" scrimmage before the season, 95-73.
WVU also beat this same Mount St. Mary's team 70-54 on Nov. 4
I extrapolated that this would be a tight one tonight for Maryland.
Mount leads 71-66 with 3:18 to go.
WVU also beat this same Mount St. Mary's team 70-54 on Nov. 4
I extrapolated that this would be a tight one tonight for Maryland.
Mount leads 71-66 with 3:18 to go.
Arlaundus Keyes joined the party, hitting three 3-pointers in a row, and a Trey Deveaux fast-break layup has propelled Mount to its biggest lead of the game, 64-58, with 7 minutes to go.
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Arlaundus Keyes joined the party, hitting three 3-pointers in a row, and a Trey Deveaux fast-break layup has propelled Mount to its biggest lead of the game, 64-58, with 7 minutes to go.
Maryland's lead that was once as large as 13 has been cut to five, 53-48, after an ongoing 8-0 Mount St. Mary's run. 12:44 left.
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Maryland's lead that was once as large as 13 has been cut to five, 53-48, after an ongoing 8-0 Mount St. Mary's run. 12:44 left.
At the HALF:
Maryland 40
Mount St. Mary's 32
Terps are only 35% from the floor, but Maryland has their biggest lead of the game after a 16-7 run to close the half. Elijah Saunders' 11 points leads all scorers. Diggy Coit also in double digits with 10.
Maryland 40
Mount St. Mary's 32
Terps are only 35% from the floor, but Maryland has their biggest lead of the game after a 16-7 run to close the half. Elijah Saunders' 11 points leads all scorers. Diggy Coit also in double digits with 10.
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
At the HALF:
Maryland 40
Mount St. Mary's 32
Terps are only 35% from the floor, but Maryland has their biggest lead of the game after a 16-7 run to close the half. Elijah Saunders' 11 points leads all scorers. Diggy Coit also in double digits with 10.
Maryland 40
Mount St. Mary's 32
Terps are only 35% from the floor, but Maryland has their biggest lead of the game after a 16-7 run to close the half. Elijah Saunders' 11 points leads all scorers. Diggy Coit also in double digits with 10.
Five-star Blake forward Baba Oladotun has chosen to play next season at Maryland.
A major get for the program; he lifts Buzz Williams' first full-year Terp recruiting class into the top five. A big cheer and chants of Baba go up at Xfinity Center as he announced the news.
A major get for the program; he lifts Buzz Williams' first full-year Terp recruiting class into the top five. A big cheer and chants of Baba go up at Xfinity Center as he announced the news.
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Five-star Blake forward Baba Oladotun has chosen to play next season at Maryland.
A major get for the program; he lifts Buzz Williams' first full-year Terp recruiting class into the top five. A big cheer and chants of Baba go up at Xfinity Center as he announced the news.
A major get for the program; he lifts Buzz Williams' first full-year Terp recruiting class into the top five. A big cheer and chants of Baba go up at Xfinity Center as he announced the news.
One gets the sense that Maryland, especially while so injured, is going to play a lot of these neck-and-neck games, regardless of opponent. 24-23 Terps, 7:34 left in the half.
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
One gets the sense that Maryland, especially while so injured, is going to play a lot of these neck-and-neck games, regardless of opponent. 24-23 Terps, 7:34 left in the half.
Maryland takes on Mount St. Mary’s tonight in its final game before next week’s Players Era tourney in Las Vegas.
No Pharrel Payne, Solomon Washington, George Turkson or Myles Rice for UMD.
Diggy Coit, Collin Metcalf, Darius Adams, Elijah Saunders and Andre Mills will start.
No Pharrel Payne, Solomon Washington, George Turkson or Myles Rice for UMD.
Diggy Coit, Collin Metcalf, Darius Adams, Elijah Saunders and Andre Mills will start.
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Maryland takes on Mount St. Mary’s tonight in its final game before next week’s Players Era tourney in Las Vegas.
No Pharrel Payne, Solomon Washington, George Turkson or Myles Rice for UMD.
Diggy Coit, Collin Metcalf, Darius Adams, Elijah Saunders and Andre Mills will start.
No Pharrel Payne, Solomon Washington, George Turkson or Myles Rice for UMD.
Diggy Coit, Collin Metcalf, Darius Adams, Elijah Saunders and Andre Mills will start.
Looking and sounding like a man who has had a weight lifted from his shoulders, Maryland football coach Mike Locksley spoke with emotion Tuesday following the announcement from athletic director Jim Smith that he would return to lead the Terps next season.
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With job reassurance secured, Mike Locksley focuses Maryland on No. 18 Michigan
Looking and sounding like a man who has had a weight lifted from his shoulders, Maryland football coach Mike Locksley spoke with emotion Tuesday following the announcement from university athletic dir...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Looking and sounding like a man who has had a weight lifted from his shoulders, Maryland football coach Mike Locksley spoke with emotion Tuesday following the announcement from athletic director Jim Smith that he would return to lead the Terps next season.
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"It wasn't really a surprise to me," Maryland WR Octavian Smith Jr. says about coach Mike Locksley returning for next season.
As part of the team's leadership council, Smith says they had a meeting with AD Jim Smith and deputy AD Diana Sabau, where they were informed.
As part of the team's leadership council, Smith says they had a meeting with AD Jim Smith and deputy AD Diana Sabau, where they were informed.
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"It wasn't really a surprise to me," Maryland WR Octavian Smith Jr. says about coach Mike Locksley returning for next season.
As part of the team's leadership council, Smith says they had a meeting with AD Jim Smith and deputy AD Diana Sabau, where they were informed.
As part of the team's leadership council, Smith says they had a meeting with AD Jim Smith and deputy AD Diana Sabau, where they were informed.
"I've never sat up and complained, bitched, and moaned about resources," Mike Locksley says.
November 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"I've never sat up and complained, bitched, and moaned about resources," Mike Locksley says.
On playcalling, Mike Locksley says: "Pep is the offensive coordinator, I'm shaping it." Emphasizes that he interjects where he deems necessary.
Locksley took over playcalling duties from then OC Josh Gattis amid Maryland's losing streak last season.
Locksley took over playcalling duties from then OC Josh Gattis amid Maryland's losing streak last season.
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
On playcalling, Mike Locksley says: "Pep is the offensive coordinator, I'm shaping it." Emphasizes that he interjects where he deems necessary.
Locksley took over playcalling duties from then OC Josh Gattis amid Maryland's losing streak last season.
Locksley took over playcalling duties from then OC Josh Gattis amid Maryland's losing streak last season.
Maryland coach Mike Locksley: "Winning has a cost ... not saying I haven't had enough resources ... the only question I've asked is put me in the middle [resource-wise]."
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Maryland coach Mike Locksley: "Winning has a cost ... not saying I haven't had enough resources ... the only question I've asked is put me in the middle [resource-wise]."
Mike Locksley is speaking with emotion in his voice regarding AD Jim Smith's public backing of him and his job into 2026.
"I see a light at the end of the tunnel."
"I see a light at the end of the tunnel."
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Mike Locksley is speaking with emotion in his voice regarding AD Jim Smith's public backing of him and his job into 2026.
"I see a light at the end of the tunnel."
"I see a light at the end of the tunnel."
Maryland football coach Mike Locksley, speaking ahead of Saturday's final home game vs. No. 18 Michigan, says AD Jim Smith and deputy AD Diana Sabau have been "hip to hip with me."
"From the day they've got here, they've supported every part of the program."
"From the day they've got here, they've supported every part of the program."
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Maryland football coach Mike Locksley, speaking ahead of Saturday's final home game vs. No. 18 Michigan, says AD Jim Smith and deputy AD Diana Sabau have been "hip to hip with me."
"From the day they've got here, they've supported every part of the program."
"From the day they've got here, they've supported every part of the program."
Maryland’s final football game of the season at Ford Field in Detroit against Michigan State on Nov. 29 will kick off at 7 p.m. and air on FS1.
November 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Maryland’s final football game of the season at Ford Field in Detroit against Michigan State on Nov. 29 will kick off at 7 p.m. and air on FS1.
Mike Locksley returning for 2026 makes Maryland’s early season schedule even more intriguing.
It’s not as perennially soft: Vs. Hampton followed a road trip to UConn (8-3 this year) and wrapping with UMD’s first regular season game vs Va Tech (and its new coach) since 2013.
It’s not as perennially soft: Vs. Hampton followed a road trip to UConn (8-3 this year) and wrapping with UMD’s first regular season game vs Va Tech (and its new coach) since 2013.
November 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Mike Locksley returning for 2026 makes Maryland’s early season schedule even more intriguing.
It’s not as perennially soft: Vs. Hampton followed a road trip to UConn (8-3 this year) and wrapping with UMD’s first regular season game vs Va Tech (and its new coach) since 2013.
It’s not as perennially soft: Vs. Hampton followed a road trip to UConn (8-3 this year) and wrapping with UMD’s first regular season game vs Va Tech (and its new coach) since 2013.
Maryland AD Jim Smith: “To continue building on this foundation, Coach Locksley needs — and deserves — the full support of our department, our university and all of Terp Nation. We are fully committed to giving him and our student-athletes the resources and investments necessary”
November 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Maryland AD Jim Smith: “To continue building on this foundation, Coach Locksley needs — and deserves — the full support of our department, our university and all of Terp Nation. We are fully committed to giving him and our student-athletes the resources and investments necessary”
Maryland football coach Mike Locksley will return next season, per AD Jim Smith, vowing increased NIL resources for next season.
Similar step that Wisconsin and its administration took in backing Luke Fickell earlier this season. Maryland’s last win was against the 3-7 Badgers two months ago.
Similar step that Wisconsin and its administration took in backing Luke Fickell earlier this season. Maryland’s last win was against the 3-7 Badgers two months ago.
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Maryland football coach Mike Locksley will return next season, per AD Jim Smith, vowing increased NIL resources for next season.
Similar step that Wisconsin and its administration took in backing Luke Fickell earlier this season. Maryland’s last win was against the 3-7 Badgers two months ago.
Similar step that Wisconsin and its administration took in backing Luke Fickell earlier this season. Maryland’s last win was against the 3-7 Badgers two months ago.