Comments from an exciting but eventually disappointing game at College Park today:
Considering the Terps 5 playmakers missed the game today, I thought it was a tremendous effort today by the Coaching Staff and players. On Sunday Edsall had to formulate a game plan with at least 7 new starters. Imagine if the Ravens had Flaaco, Jacobi, Torrey, Ray Rice, and Dallas Clarke out. Don’t forget both corners, the middle lb and the best tackler.
Caleb threw for 3 TDs and 282 yds but much of that was well after the game was out of hand. However, 7 or 8 drops did not help his completion percentage. Also, please don’t forget , Caleb was without his 2 playmakers. Overall as far as I am concerned not a bad effort at all.
The offense added a new wrinkle today in the Wildcat with Ricardo Young at QB but it just didn’t work out.
Leverne Jacobs had 8 catches for 158 yes and a 71 yard TD over the middle.
The real star for the Terps was Cole Farrand who finished the game with 23 tackles.
Edsall commented about Caleb and Cole post game:
“Cole was out there and all over the place and again this is an offense that can put a lot of pressure on you. They can spread you out and throw the ball and they can also hand it off and run with Roderick McDowell at running back and they also give [quarterback] Tajh Boyd the ball to run with and he’s a big, strong, powerful guy and when your middle linebacker isn’t in there against the run he’s got a chance to make some plays and again, the same thing that happened with our defense. We tried to put together the plan we could. We weren’t sure on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, if Matt Robinson and Alex [Twine] would be available to us and so Abner [Logan] was in there, but then we saw that Matt and Alex were able to practice later on in the week, we were able to do some of the things that we wanted to do and it helped us with some of the matchups that we were going to have out there. But like I said, Cole, he’s playing with a cast on his hand out there giving everything that he has. Caleb, I thought he had some really good moments out there today and then again, I think there are some things yet that he’s still learning and we got to get him to learn a little bit quicker, down on the goal line there. There is man coverage and the safety had the back and he doesn’t key blitz it and he’s there, and he needs to use his eyes a little bit better to take him away from where he’s going and that guy did a good job of reading his eyes and went over and threw the pick. Then again, I thought he made some good throws and I thought, there for a point, in the fourth quarter he started to kind of step back and not step in to his throws, talked to him about it. Then he went back out there on those last couple of drives and really stood in there and did some good things. Again, he’s a young guy that will continue to get better. He has the ability to throw the football and again, we just got to continue to coach him and continue to understand. The biggest thing with Caleb is he’s got to understand he doesn’t need to win a game on one play. We’re working with him about just taking what the defense gives you. He got better at that today I felt, and that’s just something that were going to continue working with him on and talking to him about.”
Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney Post Game
“First of all, I just really want to compliment Maryland. Those guys played their tails off. It’s never easy up here, never has been. We won’t come up here for a while and don’t know when the next time will be, but this has been a tough place for Clemson for a long time. They played a heck of a ballgame. We knew it was going to be a four-quarter game, and it was. Good to get the win to get back on track. Get No. 7 and if you’re going to be a great program, you’ve got to win consistently on the road. With this win today, this is the longest road streak for us in 35 years at Clemson. Obviously that’s not easy to do. I’m just really proud of our guys for coming up here and taking care of business and handling a good team tonight.”
Sammy Watkins had 14 receptions for 163 yads and Roderick McDowell rushed for 167 yards
Good turnout by the Clemson folks, who were still shell shocked from being humiliated at home by FSU.
Let’s get one thing straight–Clemson is not even in the ballpark when being compared to the Seminoles.
The Terps now have another bye week before playing Syracuse at home where Maryland will once again try to be bowl eligible.
Elsewhere today:
Oregon 42 UCLA 14
Ohio State 63 Penn State 14—Yes that was the score
Duke 13 Hokies 10 in Blacksburg
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