Brenda Frese pointing at player

She did not hold back…

Cameras caught Maryland Terrapins head coach Brenda Frese unloading on guard Oluchi Okananwa during Sunday’s second-round affair against North Carolina.

The teams went head-to-head in a highly-anticpated NCAA Tournament tilt, with UNC coming out on top.

Frese tried to rally her star player, getting in her face and screaming.

While Okananwa scored 21 points, her tally was not enough to help the Terps avoid the 74-66 loss.

You can see the viral interaction below:

Lip Readers Reveal What Brenda Frese Told Her Star Guard

Mar 28, 2025; Birmingham, AL, USA; Maryland Terrapins head coach Brenda Frese (Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images)
The clip attracted plenty of comments and analysis, with some suggesting Frese went too far while others saw nothing wrong with her outburst.

“Totally uncalled for by the coach she must have been on her period or something,” a user claimed.

“Would she do that to a white woman tho?” asked another.


“Jemele Hill gonna get a week of content from this,” someone predicted.

A few users offered lip-reading services.

“‘I believe in you, but you’ve got to want this moment…’” one wrote.

“What I could catch: “I need you to do(something) “ I believe in you !…but you’ve got  to want this moment!” Something “Alright *pat*” The finger was alot but all good words in the end,” another shared.


“Absolutely nothing wrong here. Only ones crying never played sports or quit sports growing up. Sorry but will never make sports soft and never should be,” someone suggested.

Did Brenda Frese go over the top here? Or is this what you want to see from a coach?

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

 

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

 

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’

She told how her health scare has changed her outlook and said she has been seeking comfort from Davina.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday's episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw
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Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw