With the departure of three-year starter Chris Turner, the Maryland quarterback position will have a different look in 2010. While there will be less experience at the position, the Terps are armed with five talented and athletic signal-callers. Junior Jamarr Robinson enters the preseason atop the depth chart after starting two of the final three games of 2009 and having a solid spring. “The final four games of last year really helped Jamarr,” Friedgen said. “I think he’s playing at a much higher level now. His decisions were much improved. He has the ability to make a bad play into a good one.” Already in possession of a strong arm, Robinson showed his elusiveness in a pair of near upsets at the end of last season. “There were some positives with Chris getting hurt,” Friedgen said. “It forced us to play Jamarr. I thought he got better each and every game. Now we have a quarterback who has some experience.” Robinson, who completed 46 of 85 passes (54.1 percent) for 459 yards in his brief time, also demonstrated the ability to keep the ball away from the opposing defense by not tossing an interception all season.
“I feel good about our quarterback position for the future,” Friedgen said. “The biggest thing right now is we have four freshmen – two redshirt freshmen and true freshmen – in the mix and then Jamarr, who’s a redshirt junior. We should be stable there for quite a while.” Redshirt freshmen Danny O’Brien and C.J. Brown will also vie for time under center. O’Brien served as either the No. 2 or 3 quarterback last season and possesses a strong arm with good mobility. He came out of spring practice No. 2 on the depth chart behind Robinson. Brown, the more mobile of the two, ended the spring third on the depth chart, but he should challenge for time in the fall. from umterps.com
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