JuCo Linebacker Gereme Spraggins Remains Locked in with the Terps
Linebacker Gereme Spraggins is back at Hutchinson but despite a spring postponement for the season, he’s back at practice and ready to bring the heat. With another offseason to add to his physical frame, Spraggins strives for “domination” if he gets a chance to suit up before college.
“We’ve been going live for the past two weeks,” Spraggins told All Terrapins. “It feels good. I just got faster to be honest. This whole summer I just been doing [defensive back] drills.” The added attention to footwork to maintain his 6-foot-2, 241 pound frame brings additional athleticism to an already talented inside linebacker unit in College Park. The plan remains for Spraggins to enroll early as he’s locked in with the Terps.
“We’re still locked in, everything been going good. Just waiting until my time to graduate. Me and coach [Locksley] are good. I still talk to coach Locks, me and him still building together. Just been building with the whole coaching staff, really, over at Maryland. Everything good, we locked in.” The fast-rise in his recruitment in the early stages gave Spraggins pause about where he wanted to be, but since his commitment he hasn’t looked back.
“Not so much doubt, at first I wasn’t highly recruited in high school then I got recruited and it became overwhelming. That’s when I started thinking I really don’t want to represent another state honestly.” Schools such as Louisville and South Carolina have made a push at times since his decision, but Spraggins isn’t giving recruiting a strong consideration as of late.
“I tend to not respond back to other schools, if I’m being honest. I’m just locked in with Maryland.” What’s the rationale? “I don’t want to represent another state. That’s not where I’m from.” The Terps will get a chance now to suit up for the 2020 season in a nine-game format but he won’t be focused on any on player in particular.
“I don’t watch other linebackers, I just want the defense to dominate. Since everybody is coming back home, I want a hometown defense.” Spraggins has had the chance to build relationships among the 2021 class through the commonly-used group chat. “We get to know our favorite songs, favorite shoes and just get to know each other off the field.” When he connects with the Terps, the message has been simple.
“All the things I’ve done this summer I just been telling them, my decision. They just want to get me back home, get the kid out of Kansas back home to Maryland.”
