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In rematch with former team, Maryland's Veii finds extra motivation against Towson

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When Towson declined his request to transfer back to Maryland in the spring of 2016, Jacquille Veii didn’t understand. It was not until he took a look at the 2017 schedule that he understood what the fuss was about.

At the time, the 5-foot-9, 188-pound wide receiver was finishing his junior year at Towson, where he had been the team’s top receiver after playing his first two seasons for the Terps.

“When I was going through the process, at first I didn’t know [about the game],” Veii recalled Wednesday. “Once I realized they were blocking my transfer, I was like, ‘Why would they block my transfer to Maryland?