Maryland schools are facing what they call "catastrophic" financial cuts after the federal government rescinded approval of millions of dollars it had committed to giving to state schools.

Maryland star guards Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Rodney Rice entered the transfer portal on Monday, a day after Kevin Willard accepted the vacant job at Villanova amid a cloud of conflict with power-brokers.

In the wake of Kevin Willard leaving College Park and heading to Villanova, Maryland basketball had already lost bench contributors after both Jay Young and Taf

The No. 4 seed Maryland Terrapins saw their March Madness run end in the Sweet 16 against the No. 1 Florida Gators.  Not too long after, head coach Kevin Willard left and accepted the job at Villanova in one of the worst-kept secrets in recent memory.

In a letter to Dr. Darryll Pines, President of the University of Maryland, College Park, a U.S. congressional committee said a "large influx" of Chinese national students at academic institutions pose a major risk to national security.

Villanova is set to hire Maryland's Kevin Willard as its next head coach. FOX Sports' John Fanta has the story here.