Freshman linebacker Nihym Anderson, a former three-star prospect from Vineland, N.J., has been granted his release from Maryland and will be able to transfer, a team spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
The 6-foot-2, 222-pound Anderson, who was not expected to play much if at all this season, is the first Terp to leave the program since an ESPN report that described a “toxic culture” within the football team. He is the second Terp to leave the team this month after linebacker Brett Shepherd departed a few days before ESPN’s report.
Anderson was rated the No. 23 overall prospect in New Jersey and No.