Career Honors and Awards:
2024 - Graduate Student
Appeared in 12 games... Made 38 tackles (24 solo and 14 assisted)... Had a quarterback hurry... Returned one kickoff... Saw a season-high six tackles vs. Richmond (9/21)
2023:Â Preseason All-MEAC Second Team
2022: Second on the Hornets and 20th in the MEAC at 4.3 tackles per game (47 total) … tied third on the team with 10 tackles for loss and fourth on the Hornets with 28 solo stops … also credited with one sack, a pass break up and QB hurry …had season-high seven tackles, four solo, vs. NC Central (Oct. 29) … recorded five tackles, two behind the line of scrimmage, vs. Howard (Oct. 22) … tallied two tackles for loss among his four stops (3 solo) in 34-0 win over Lincoln in season opener (Sep. 3)
2021: Appeared in all 11 games as starting inside linebacker ... team leader, and tied for 16th in the MEAC, at 4.9 tackles per game (55 total) … also credited with 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack and a fumble recovery … recorded career-high 10 tackles (four solo) in season-finale at North Carolina Central (Nov. 20) … tallied eight tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage, to lead defensive effort in 33-27 overtime win at Wagner (Oct. 2) … recorded an eight-yard sack in 56-6 win over Virginia Lynchburg (Oct. 9)…. collected five tackles and an 11-yard fumble return at East Tennessee State (Sep. 18) .. had five-or-more tackles in each of the last five games
2020 (spring 2021): Competed in three of five games during the abbreviated season (Covid 19) … credited with two solo tackles, one each vs. Delaware (Apr. 10) and South Carolina State (Apr. 17)
2019: Appeared in three games… totaled five tackles, including one tackle for lossÂ
High School:  Two-sport standout (football, wrestling) at Oakdale HS … earned three varsity football letters … career statistics include 214 total tackles, including 42 behind the line-of-scrimmage … played in school record 36 straight games … selected as County Defensive MVP and All-State Second Team as a senior … helped lead school to Maryland 2A State Championship during senior year … recorded 64 tackles (23 solo), 6.5 sacks and one forced fumble on defense, and rushed for 191 yards and six touchdowns on 32 carries during 12th grade season … also blocked two punts, one he recovered for touchdown, as a senior … collected 71 tackles (32 unassisted), two sacks, two forced fumbles and two interceptions on defense, and rushed for 21 yards and a touchdown on two attempts during junior year … All-County First Team selection as a junior … credited with 78 tackles (36 solo), one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and one interception as a sophomore … All-County Second Team selection during sophomore year … two-year varsity wrestling letterman … two-time 180 Award winner (most improved) … All-County First Team wrestler as a sophomore and second team honoree during junior year … Maryland fifth place 182-pound finisher as a junior
Personal: Son of Kareem and Teresa Russell … has two brothers and one sister … born 11/6/00 in New Castle, Pa. … plans to major in Neuroscience at DSU … full name is Maurio Frazier Going … nephew of former NFL player and University of Utah standout Cliff Russell … also nephew of former University of Hawaii football player Nathaniel Russell … distant cousin of clothing designer Diane Cavaricci ... MEAC Academic All-Star
