The story of Maryland shooting guard signee Tyree Evans went national this week.

On Monday, SI.com took a closer look at Evans’ criminal history.

The Sun followed that story up yesterday with the revelation that Evans hasn’t been admitted to the university yet.

Today, Childs Walker took a look at other athletes with troubled pasts that were given another chance in college, while Rick Maese penned a column explaining why Gary Williams’ recruitment of Evans shows that he’s playing with a new rulebook.

• Former Terps shooting guard target Chris Turner has finally found a home. The former Oregon State commitment signed with East Carolina yesterday.

"Chris is an energizing addition to Pirate Basketball," said [ECU head coach Mack] McCarthy. "He gives us a dimension that we lack--someone who creates his own scoring opportunities. An outstanding athlete, Chris will make an immediate impact on the East Carolina program. We welcome him to our basketball family."

• Walbrook sophomore Roscoe Smith has decided to focus on academics this spring, while continuing to pick up scholarship offers.

Scholarship offers keep coming to Walbrook sophomore All-Metro forward Roscoe Smith, who is not playing Amateur Athletic Union basketball right now so he can concentrate on academics and his SAT score. Smith has received scholarship offers from schools that include Maryland, Georgetown, Florida State, Texas, Kansas, North Carolina, Xavier, Connecticut and Duke.

• TurtleSportsReport.com took a look this week at a DC-area prospect that could be 'the next big thing.'

Jordan Goodman is a 6-foot-8 wing player from Bowie who is currently developing his game while playing with the D.C. Assault AAU program. Goodman, who will be a freshman at Rockville High this fall, has been compared to local product and former all-American DerMarr Johnson at the same stage.

• Maryland women’s signee Lynetta Kizer was named to Virginia’s AAA all-state team this week, while UM women’s target Tierra Ruffin-Pratt was honored as the state’s Player of the Year.

Pratt was chosen in balloting by a panel of sports writers from around the state. She averaged 26 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists in leading her team to a 22-1 record.

Football recruiting

• Maryland signed wide receiver Kerry Boykins from Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake, Va., in February. Now the Terps are hoping to land his teammate, linebacker Jerod Askew, who has already visited College Park for a Junior Day.

"I liked Maryland's facilities," said Askew. "The coaches were great and the players were excellent. We talked to them about how the school is and what it was like playing there.

• South Carolina offensive lineman Brandon Thomas told The [Charleston, S.C.] Post and Courier that South Carolina, Clemson and North Carolina are his leaders, but he’ll visit College Park before making his decision.

Recruiters from USC, North Carolina and N.C. State visited Dorman last week to check on OL Brandon Thomas (6-4, 286), and he's expecting Clemson this week. Thomas nearly committed to Clemson last month. "I did feel that way because I thought I was going to have to make my decision early," Thomas said. But he now plans to take official visits to Clemson, USC, North Carolina, Maryland and Vanderbilt before deciding.

• Terps fans with the sports package on Direct TV will be able to take an early look at UM quarterback commitment C.J. Brown this fall thanks to Fox Sports Pittsburgh's high school football telecasts.

FSN's fourth season of Thursday night high school football telecasts opens with Seneca Valley and quarterback C.J. Brown, who's committed to Maryland, playing host to Erie McDowell on Sept. 4.

• North Dartmouth (Mass.) tight end and UM target Arthur Fontaine ended his recruitment this week by verbally committing to Boston College.

“It’s a great opportunity for him to play at a very good school,” said Dartmouth coach Richard White. “The family (his sister attends BC and the mother is a BC grad) has a chance to be involved in watching him play. This is a great for program, we have a group of kids who are very talented.”

• This link is a little dated, but New Jersey linebacker Ka'Lial Glaud has already visited College Park and liked what he saw.

One of the few schools that he's already visited is Maryland. "It's a great atmosphere there," he said. "They have a great family bond and the coaches are cool. We just talked about stuff and not just football.

"I also really like the facilities and campus at Maryland," he said.

• DeMatha quarterback Tom Chroniger picked up his first scholarship offer this week, according to Yahoo Sports.

“I got an offer from Eastern Michigan,” he said. “The big people I’m also talking to are Illinois, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, Wake Forest and Pittsburgh.