Shore Influence On The Terrapins Defense

April 10, 2018 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, Regional Sports, University Of Maryland

As a linebacker for Salisbury University, Matt Barnes’leadership led to being named a team captain for head coach Sherman Wood’s Sea Gulls. After graduating in 2008, Barnes embarked on a coaching career that brought him to the University of Maryland. Barnes is beginning his third season as the linebackers coach on DJ Durkin’s staff.

“I used my resources at Salisbury and our coaching staff was phenomenal,” Barnes said. “Most of them are still in place there and they sort of helped me cultivate a thirst for knowledge of the game.”

Barnes and Durkin were assistants on the 2012 Florida staff along with another former Sea Gull, current Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn.

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.