As Maryland awaits word from former Memphis point guard Antonio Barton regarding his possible transfer to College Park, it might be interesting to look at the lineups Mark Turgeon could put on the floor next season with or without the 6-2 senior from Baltimore.
Andrew Wiggins on Tuesday announced his plans to play at Kansas, choosing the Jayhawks over the two presumed favorites, Florida State and Kentucky, as well as North Carolina.
Kassoum Yakwe, a 6-8 2016 F from Team Scan, has offers from St. John’s, Pitt and Syracuse along with interest from Kentucky, Kansas, Indiana and Ohio State
The Buffalo Bills and Doug Marrone bypassed former Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib in favor of Florida State quarterback EJ Manuel with the 16th pick in the NFL draft.
Richardson also holds offers from Indiana, Cincinnati, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Miami and James Madison, with interest from North Carolina, Syracuse and others.
While many were thinking continuity in the sense of as much of the previous staff staying on board as possible, particularly since is seemed likely at the time, Shafer used a different version of continuity when it appeared the preferred version was unavailable.
Former Miami WR coach George McDonald, who just left UM last month to take a job on Bret Bielema’s new Arkansas staff, is expected to become the new Syracuse’s offensive coordinator.