It’s no surprise that Dunbar’s undefeated state championship team last fall was full of DI prospects.

The headliner of the group, of course, was running back Tavon Austin. According to this article from Yahoo! Sports, Austin has sported a Terps offer since his sophomore year. Here are probably the two most interesting quotes from the article.

“I always liked Florida and Florida State,” he said. “I like the schools down south because when I was watching them, nobody was beating them. I don’t think I’m really leaning towards those teams anymore though.” …

“I also don’t think I really want to go that far away, six or seven hours. I don’t want it to be that long.”

• Sticking with the Dunbar players, quarterback Jonathan Perry is scheduled to attend Maryland’s Junior Day tomorrow.

“I like the environment at Maryland and was impressed by the players and coaching staff while I was there,” Perry said. “It’s very close to home and my recruiting coach James Franklin is a really down to earth guy who is real about the recruiting process which I like. I’m supposed to go there on Saturday for a visit.”

Poets linebacker Tevin Brown has also received Terps interest, according to this article from Scout.com.

“I also like Maryland, Virginia and Rutgers a lot,” Brown added. “I visited Rutgers and really liked the atmosphere there. They also have very good academics and offer their student-athletes a lot of support in terms of tutoring. Maryland is just the hometown school and my family could come watch me play there, so I am always going to like them as well.”

• Rivals.com’s Mike Farrell offers a recap of last weekend’s New Jersey Junior Day at Rutgers. Several Terps targets receive mention in the Yahoo! article, including Austin and Quince Orchard cornerback Travis Hawkins, but the loftiest praise is reserved for Forestville defensive end DeOnte Arnett.

On the defensive side, Forestville, Md., defensive end DeOnte Arnett took home defensive MVP honors by showing the quickest first step and an array of moves during the long and physical one-on-ones for the linemen. Arnett needs to improve his lower-body strength but his quickness and ability to shake linemen using his hands was impressive. Arnett boasts offers from Maryland, Syracuse and Virginia.

• River Hill athlete Michael Campanaro draws comparisons to New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker in this Scout.com article. Maryland hasn’t offered yet, but that could soon change.

The Terps are only 15 minutes from his house and Campanaro says he's always followed the home team. "I watched them because they are the home team, but location isn't going to be a factor.

"The main three things I'm looking at are academics, coaches and the overall program," he said. "I want a school where I feel really comfortable with all the coaches and where there's just a good vibe."

• N.C. State has already offered Ashburn (Va.) Stone Bridge defensive end Brian Slay. Now Slay’s hoping for Maryland to follow suit.

“I’m going to Maryland for a junior day next weekend and then I’m going down to NC State on March 1st for a junior day. I just want to see what the campus and everything is like.”

Slay also mentioned he plans to participate in the Nike Combine in Baltimore later this spring.

• Here’s yet another new name to watch among 2009 prospects -- Spartanburg (S.C.) offensive lineman Brandon Thomas, who claims a Terps offer in this article from The [Charleston, S.C.] Post and Courier.

Thomas will play tight end this season but the colleges will recruit him for tackle. He has offers from UNC and Maryland. His coach said Clemson is close to making an offer. Thomas attended USC's junior day earlier this month and was scheduled to be at UNC this past weekend. He plans to go to Clemson on Saturday.

Terps basketball recruiting

• Sean Mosley's St. Frances team dropped a 78-74 overtime game to Towson Catholic in the MIAA A semifinals on Wednesday.

Mosley led No. 4 St. Frances (24-9) with 23 points and 13 rebounds. He had 17 points in the second half but none in overtime.

On the bright side, Mosley, along with Georgetown commit and Mount St. Joseph center Henry Sims, were named the Baltimore Catholic League’s Players of the Year.

• The Sun’s Don Markus participated in a Q&A for BaltimoreSun.com yesterday, and was asked when and how the Terps will get inside scoring for next year. The whole blog entry is definitely worth the read, but for this particular question, Markus drops some insider knowledge on one of the Terps’ prized 2008 commitments.

Don Markus: The players have talked about how Gus Gilchrist has been one of the best frontcourt players in practice this season, but Williams downplays that so as to not take anything away from his current team.

• Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College point guard and 2008 Terps commit Bobby Maze had a monster game earlier this week in a 72-61 win over Pratt Community College.

Bobby Maze, who entered the game fourth in Region VI in scoring, drowned the Beavers with 31 in just over 29 minutes.

Maze had 18 of the Blue Dragons' 40, including a 10 of 10 performance at the free-throw line. In the first half, he went to the line once.

Maze’s HCC teammate, power forward Ken Bowman, turned in a solid performance as well.

Kenny Bowman, bothered by a leg injury, grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds. Maze and Bowman are expected to attend the University of Maryland next season.

• Maryland women’s basketball commitment Lynetta Kizer got some big news earlier this week. The Potomac (Va.) standout received an invite to play in the McDonald’s All-American Game on March 26 in Milwaukee.

The 6-foot-3 Kizer is averaging 20 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks for Potomac (13-8). Kizer received more than 30 Division I scholarship offers.

"When I found out I was like, 'That's crazy.' I was kind of shocked. But I was excited, too," Kizer said.