The University of Maryland has frozen future...

The University of Maryland has frozen future scholarships affecting primarily non-revenue sports, and two basketball players said they may transfer as the university struggles financially in the wake of recent NCAA sanctions imposed on the men’s basketball program.

“Rather than making commitments that we can’t fulfill, we put the freeze on,” Athletic Director Lew Perkins said.

Perkins said the university will honor scholarships already accepted. The football and basketball teams have already signed virtually all of their players for next season, the Washington Post reported.

Perkins did not say how long the freeze would last. Maryland’s athletic department is reeling financially in the wake of sanctions from the NCAA that will bar the men’s basketball team from postseason play for the next two seasons.

Meanwhile, the University of Texas was given permission to discuss a possible transfer with senior guard Teyon McCoy, who has indicated he will probably attend Texas, an athletic department spokesman said.

Sophomore forward Jerrod Mustaf met with Perkins Friday to discuss the procedure for release.