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Michigan State football: 3 things to know about Week 4 opponent Maryland

By Scott Tolonen

Oct 1, 2022; College Park, Maryland, USA; Maryland Terrapins head coach Mike Locksley reacts during the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2022; College Park, Maryland, USA; Maryland Terrapins head coach Mike Locksley reacts during the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 18, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Larry David presents the award for Outstanding Comedy Seriesduring 68th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY
Sep 18, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Larry David presents the award for Outstanding Comedy Seriesduring 68th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY /

2. Hotbed for comedy and space

Alumni for the University of Maryland at College Park include comedy legends Jim Henson (creator of The Muppets), David Silverman (director of The Simpsons), Douglass Wallop (writer of Damn Yankees), and Larry David (creator of Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm). Drama more your thing? David Simon (creator of The Wire) and Diane Wiest (two-time Academy Award winner).

If you’re a science nerd, you’ll recognize Maryland alums like Richard A. Arnold and Paul W. Richards who flew missions on the Discovery spaceship. In fact, with NASA headquarters located in Washington D.C., a degree in Space Travel from the University of Maryland can land you a pretty cushy gig landing people on the moon.

Perhaps the biggest name to come from Maryland if you’re over 50 is Carl Bernstein who, along with his partner, Bob Woodward, broke the infamous Watergate Scandal in 1972.

For those of you under 50, Watergate was a political scandal where President Richard Nixon had his team break into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters to try to find out their campaign strategies then tried to cover it up, Jim Harbaugh style, but got caught, also Jim Harbaugh style, so he quit being president. It was huge news because back then.

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