Under The Shell

On the final-ever episode of Under the Shell, show producer Brendan Weissel reveals he was the University of Maryland mascot, “Testudo,” for the past four years. Hear behind-the-scenes stories from the team, his favorite moments and more!

The Under the Shell crew chats about the past four years of the podcast, recapping their favorite moments and best guests. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.

This week, we are joined by Austin DeSisto to discuss how he balances being a Division I athlete with working as a professional photographer. He tells us about his transition from high school to college and his relationship with Quincy Wilson.

This week, we are joined by the founder of Inside the Black and Gold, Ahmed Ghafir. He helps us break down Maryland men’s basketball offseason additions and departures, while also sharing his thoughts on the state of Maryland football. As always, we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.

This week, we’re joined by Maryland baseball catcher Devin Russell, who had a wild weekend at The Bob. Russell hit two game-winning home runs to secure Maryland’s first Big Ten series win of the year. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.

This week, we are joined by Maryland lacrosse senior defenseman Riley Reese. We discuss his breakout season, growing up in a lacrosse household, and what Maryland needs to do to succeed the rest of the year. We also talk this week in Maryland Athletics

This week we are joined by Brett Nelligan, the head coach of the Maryland Gymnastics team. We chat about the upcoming NCAA Regional and how he thinks the season went. As always we chat this week in Maryland Athletics.

This week we’re joined by Maryland women’s basketball star Oluchi Okinawa, who went viral for her interaction with coach Brenda Frese during the Round of 32. We talk about her relationship with Frese and her offseason training plans. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.

This week we are joined by author and Hoops HQ staff writer, Alex Squadron. The college basketball expert gives us his opinion on all the basketball hot topics and what went wrong for the Terps this season.  As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics. 

This week we are joined by freshman guard from Maryland Women's Basketball, Addi Mack. We chat about games that defined her first season and get a preview into how she is approaching the upcoming post season.

This week we are joined by future Maryland defensive back Sean Johnson. We chat about his relationship with fellow Terps from Archbishop Spalding and what he is looking forward to at UMD. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.

This week we sit down with the head coach of the women’s lacrosse team at Maryland, Cathy Reese. We chat about the strengths she has seen through two games, the future of women’s lacrosse around the country and the process of her daughter’s commitment to Maryland. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics

This week we sit down with transfer David Mendez to hear his take on this year’s Dirty Terps. The utility player spent one year at Belmont and one year at Vanderbilt before joining the Terps this year.

This week, we sit down with senior attacker Braden Erksa from the No. 1-ranked Maryland men’s lacrosse team and hear from one of the program’s leaders about how they’re feeling heading into the season. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics

This week we chat with Chris Van Jura, the founder and owner of Catalyst Hot Dogs. He is known at UMD for his Hot Dog Cannon, we chat about that and his culinary journey. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.

For the final episode for Season 7 we take a look back at the last four years. We celebrate by brining on some of our favorite former guests including Ralph Friedgen, Johnny Holliday, Bruce Perry, Kyle Schmitt, Eddy Calkins, Andrew Chodes, Cavit Ireland and Josh Klubes! We talk about our favorite moments from the show and as always this week in Maryland Athletics.

This week we sit down with olympian Quincy Wilson who committed to Maryland Track & Field last week. We chat with Wilson about the DMV to UMD movement, why he deiced to go to college instead of turning pro and why he wants to leave a legacy at UMD. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.

This week we have a very special bonus episode! We each draft our team for 7v7 flag football and compare Thanksgiving dishes to Maryland Athletics programs.

This week with sit down with former Mayland Basketball player, Rhodes Scholar, NBA Player, Congressman and current member of the USM Board of Regents, Tom McMillen. He gives us his take on Mike Locksley getting the backing of Jim Smith as well as the current state of college athletics. We also chat about his time in politics and on the 1972 olympic team. As always we talk this week in Maryland Ath...

This week we sit down with former Maryland quarterback Scott McBrien to break down what has gone wrong for the Terps over the past five games. He shares why Malik Washington has impressed him and what he thinks Maryland should do at head coach. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.

This week the Maryland basketball legend Walt "The Wizard" Williams joins the show to help us preview the men's basketball season. Williams gives us his record prediction for the year and tells us why he made a guest appearance in a Hootie & the Blowfish music video. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.

This week we sit down with the head coach of the Maryland Women's Basketball team, Brenda Frese. We chat about how this roster is set up to make a deep run and contend for Big Ten title as well as break down the new faces on the team. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.

This week we welcome on former Maryland linebacker Tre Watson Sr.. The former player discusses why the Terps have lost three straight games after having the lead in fourth quarter. We also get his perspective on if Mike Locksley is still the man for the head coaching job at Maryland. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.

This week we sit down with the head coach of the men's soccer team at Maryland, Sasho Cirovski. The long-time UMD head coach tells us the three things he still wants to do before he steps away from coaching and why this year's team is off to a hot start. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.

This week we sit down with Maryland field hockey coach Missy Meharg, the longest-tenured coach at UMD, to hear why she loves adapting to new approaches in recruiting. As always we talk this week in Maryland Athletics.