9-12-2025 8:34am

2-0 Terps, Towson

Towson Football Challenges Big Ten Opponent Maryland on Peacock

The Game: Towson (2-0, 0-0 CAA) @ Maryland (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
When: Sat., Sept. 13 – 12 p.m.
Where: SECU Stadium – College Park, Md.
Broadcast: Peacock
----Broadcasters: Michael Grady, Michael Robinson, Caroline Pindea
Audio Broadcast: Towsontigers.com
----Broadcasters: Spiro Morekas (PxP), Gordy Combs (Analyst)
Series: Maryland leads 3-0

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A pair of 2-0 teams will collide on Saturday, Sept. 13 at noon as the Towson University football team challenges Maryland at SECU Stadium.

The game will be broadcast online on Peacock with Michael Grady, Michael Robinson and Caroline Pindea on the call. In addition, Spiro Morekas and Gordy Combs will have the radio call on Towsontigers.com from SECU Stadium in College Park.

Towson, from the Coastal Athletic Association, stands at 2-0 overall after winning Saturday's (9/6) Battle for Greater Baltimore game at Morgan State 27-22. Towson is currently receiving votes in the STATS FCS poll. Big Ten Conference member Maryland will play its third straight home game, being 2-0 after a 20-9 victory vs. Northern Illinois on Fri., Sept. 5.

Each members of the University System of Maryland, Towson and Maryland will meet for the fourth time, with all games being in College Park. The last meeting was Pete Shinnick's first game as Towson head coach on Sept. 2, 2023, a 38-6 win by Maryland, coached by Mike Locksley, an alum of then-Towson State in 1992.

Saturday's contest is Towson's second of three-straight games in the home state, being capped by the home opener on Saturday, Sept. 20 vs. Youngstown State at 6 p.m.

THIRD YEAR IN PETE SHINNICK ERA
Towson enters its third season under head coach Pete Shinnick in 2024. Under coach Shinnick, Towson has a 14-11 record, including three victories over then-top-15 teams, including a 34-27 win vs. then-#12/10 William & Mary on Oct. 5, 2024.

Towson has had five head coaches in program history: Carl Runk (1969-71), Phil Albert (1972-91), Gordy Combs (1992-2008), Rob Ambrose (2009-22) and Pete Shinnick (2023-pres.).

BRODIE, TERRY EARN PRESEASON ALL-CAA
Towson defensive backs Myles Brodie and Xavier Terry have been placed on the 2025 CAA Preseason All-Conference Team. In addition, two more Tigers, John Dunmore and Rodney Roane Jr., were chosen as CAA Football Preseason All-Conference Honorable Mention.

Brodie was a 2024 All-CAA Third Team defensive back for Towson, having the team lead with two interceptions and nine pass break-ups. The redshirt senior cornerback added 44 tackles and had a four-game streak with at least one pass break-up.

Terry has been in the top-two for Towson in tackles in each of the past two seasons, including last year tallying up 82 tackles, five pass break-ups, an interception and two forced fumbles. The redshirt senior safety had at least four tackles in all 12 games last season.

In his first full year with the team in 2024, Dunmore was Towson's leader in receiving yards with 619 and receiving touchdowns with five. Also serving as a special teams returner, the redshirt senior wide receiver had at least 35 receiving yards in 10 games last year.

Roane played all 12 games at linebacker in 2024, finishing second on the team with four sacks, adding 58 tackles and five tackles for loss. The senior had at least three tackles in all 12 games last season.

IT'S TIME TO START RUNNING!
Towson will have new players carrying the ball with all running backs recording yards last year having departed, including Devin Matthews and Tyrell Greene Jr., who each averaged 6+ yards a carry in 2024.

Five running backs will compete for playing time, including two transfers: Al Wooten II from Duke and Trey Engram from Kansas State, and three true/redshirt freshmen, Kemarrion Battles, JaVon Ford II and Kahseim "Caddy" Phillips.

MOVING UP THE SACKS LIST
During the Shinnick era, Towson has caused more pressure on the quarterback with 33 sacks in 2024. With 29 sacks in 2023, Towson has had its top two sack totals in a season since 2013. Towson's six sacks vs. N.C. A&T on Nov. 16, 2024 ties the most amount in a game for the Tigers since having seven at Villanova on Oct. 27, 2012.

Season Sacks - Towson
2013 - 41 2019 - 22 (no 2020 season, COVID)
2014 - 28 2021 - 22
2015 - 22 2022 - 21
2016 - 20 2023 - 29
2017 - 26 2024 - 33
2018 - 23 2025 - 4

17 GRADUATES SUITING UP FOR TOWSON
17 Tigers are suiting up as college graduates, including 10 who earned a Towson degree.

Towson graduates (10) -
Myles Brodie CJ McClendon
Sean Brown Sam Reynolds
John Dunmore Mike Swain
Jean Germain Xavier Terry
Nathan Kent Kaden White

Graduates of other schools (7) -
Bryce Butler (Ohio) Shamar Graham (Virginia Union)
Carnell Davis (Duquesne) Myles Turner (UMass)
Wyatt Draeger (San Diego St.) Al Wooten (Duke, Mercer)
Ja'Mez Drummer (Old Dominion)

RECEIVER DEPTH
Towson has a lot of depth in those catching the football, currently having three players who have at least 700 career receiving yards.

Player	2025 Stats	Career Stats
#19 Zay Perkins	2 rec., 67 yds., 1 TD	72 rec., 877 yds, 10 TD
#0 John Dunmore	11 rec., 128 yds, 2 TD	63 rec., 846 yds, 7 TD
#14 Lukkas Londono	3 rec., 35 yds	55 rec., 713 yds, 1 TD
#11 Jaceon Doss	3 rec., 42 yds, 1 TD	32 rec., 492 yds, 4 TD
#12 Sam Reynolds	3 rec., 18 yds	30 rec., 291 yds, 1 TD