Stay ConnectedThe Official Podcast of Maryland Athletics, Hear the Turtle will give you an inside look at everything Terps. Shows will have interviews with coaches, student-athletes, staff and Maryland personalities to provide you some behind-the-scenes coverage of the people that make Maryland such a special place.
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Tennis time on HTT! The head coach of Maryland Tennis Katie Dougherty joins the show to discuss the program's rise, her coaching journey, international recruiting stories, Frances Tiafoe's local influence and more. Hosts: Taylor Smyth and Ben Kessler Guest: Katie Dougherty
The new head coach of Maryland baseball on Hear The Turtle! Matt Swope joins the show to discuss his journey from growing up around the Terps to leading the baseball program. The new Terps head coach also dives into his hitting philosophy, the Terps recent stretch of success, his favorite Maryland memories and much more. Taylor and Ben then pay tribute to a retiring Terp legend at the end of the show. Hosts: Taylor Smyth and Ben Kessler Guest: Matt Swope
Maryland Director of Athletics Damon Evans joins the guys to recap the 2022-23 year in Maryland Athletics. Evans chats about the new basketball performance center, the future of the Big Ten, the state of NIL, football's upcoming year and much more. Ben and Taylor then go through their moments of the year. Hosts: Taylor Smyth and Ben Kessler Guest: Damon Evans
The breakout star of Maryland women's basketball's 2022-23 season Shyanne Sellers joins HTT to discuss her 3x3 national team call up, the Terps unexpected success last season, the current roster and much more!
Taylor and Ben are joined by Director of Football Strength and Conditioning Ryan Davis to talk about his road to Maryland, his relationship with Coach Locks, building relationships with players, grilling meats and much more.
Hear The Turtle is back! The guys chat with newly minted men's basketball assistant coach Greg Manning Jr., about his history with Maryland, scheduling, his journey in coaching and much more. Ben and Taylor also breakdown baseball's Big Ten Regular Season title and preview the Big Ten Tournament.
Who? Mike Jones! Maryland men's basketball's newest assistant coach joins the fellas to talk about his journey in coaching, his Maryland fandom, DMV recruiting and much more (3:00). Taylor and Ben come back to chat about Maryland's spring sports (37:26). Hosts: Taylor Smyth and Ben Kessler Guest: Mike Jones
The guys chat about the men's basketball offseason (1:28) before welcoming in associate head coach David Cox to talk about returning home, next year's roster and recruiting (11:42). Ben and Taylor then chat about spring sports as lacrosse, baseball, softball and golf head into the home stretch(40:18).
Three interview HTT! Taylor and Ben open with baseball's Matt Woods, who discusses the Terps' recent hot streak and his love of Boston sports. Women's golf head coach Kelly Hovland then joins the program to talk about her road into coaching and the team's NCAA Regional prospects. Softball's Trinity Schotterbeck closes out the interviews chatting about her team's season and their love of stuffed animals. The guys then come back and break down a big weekend for the Terps.
The NFL Draft is here! Taylor and Ben preview where you should expect the Terps to go in this week's draft (0:55-8:10). The guys are then joined by the best kicker in the draft Chad Ryland who discusses his draft preparation, his one year at Maryland, his origins as a kicker and much more (8:13-37:27). The guys then come back to chat about Maryland's spring sports and the Marlboro Softball League (37:29-52:50). Hosts: Ben Kessler and Taylor Smyth Guest: Chad Ryland
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