It’s a great day to be a Maryland football fan. This morning at 10:30 Damian Prince, the much heralded offensive lineman chose Maryland over Florida and South Carolina.
What makes this such a great decision?
Maryland was the talk of ESPNU at least for a half hour today. Some of the ESPN experts were picking Florida but it seems like Prince’s mind was made up because as he said it just felt right. Randy Edsall had been pursuing Prince for 4 years and his efforts were successful.
Here’s a segment of a story from Dave Lomomoico of Terrapintimes.com
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When Bishop McNamara four-star tackle Damian Prince signed with Maryland Feb. 5, it was as much of a football decision as it was about family and relationships — and a young man’s daring to be different.
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FORESTVILLE, Md. — Dana Prince knows the story may sound a little corny, but to him, the grandfather of four-star offensive tackle Damian Prince, it was a sign of things to come. As the story goes, Dana Prince used to occasionally drop his grandson off at elementary school in Mitchellville, Md., and whenever he stopped by to pick Damian up it would be pouring rain. But as soon as little Prince strapped on his seatbelt, the rain would cease – just like that.
“It happened like every time. He’d get in, and the rain would stop; he’d get out and it would start again,” said Dana Prince of his grandson, who more than a decade later would sign Feb. 5, 2014, to play Division I college football at the University of Maryland. “I talk about that story to this day and Damian just shakes his head (laughs). But I knew then there was something special about him, not only down here on earth, but up there with God himself.” Maybe the story is just the embellished fancy of a proud grandfather, but in the grand scheme of things it matters little. Fact is Damian Prince was a bit different than other children growing up, and that remains true today as he’s in the top two percent of high school football players in the country. After Prince’s mother, LaKeyia Chappell, who lived in southeast, D.C., sent her young son to live with his great grandparents, Willie and Jean (both now deceased), in a much safer area in Mitchellville, the youngster quickly caught the attention of those closest to him with his intellect and inquisitiveness. His grandmother, Gloria, described an eight-year-old Prince as an “old soul” who carried himself like someone much older and wiser.
There were reports of a spike immediately in ticket sales. Excitement was in the air at the signing event at College Park. For a long time there has been problems with the offensive line at Maryland but today here are the additions to the squad: Damian Prince 6-5 300 5 star recruit and #20 player in the nation (Rivals) Larry Mazyck Transfer 6-8 340 OL 4 Star recruit by Scout Derwin Gray 6-5 295 OL Rated #1 Recruit from DC by ESPN Over the next few days we will take a close look at all the new Terrapins.
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