The plethora of talent at the skill positions for Terrapin football is creating a healthy competition for depth chart rankings at the running back position.
The biggest improvement in the scrimmage Sunday was the running game. Redshirt freshman Gary Douglas had a team-best 122 yards on 17 carries, while Morgan Green ran for 56 yards on 10 carries. The two are … Read More »
Shaun Hill took the Terps to the Orange Bowl in his Senior year and now, at last, he has been named QB! for San Francisco beating out 1st draft pick Alex Smith. Hill has labored in the background throughout his 8 years in the NFL. When given the opporunities to start he has performed at high levels. He is a gutsy, clutch QB as he proved at Maryland. Good luck Shaun!!!!
Rex Ryan and his rookie QB phenom, Mark Sanchez, journey into the Raven’s home tonight for the 2nd and final home pre-season game for the Ravens tonight. It’s exhibition football so we will just watch and learn. The highlight of the game tonight should be the into of the Ravens’ defense and thus Ray’s first dance of the year.
Normally I would let this pass but what is going on? The NCAA Champs are picked 2nd to UVA and a distant 2nd I might add. The best player in the country, Katie O’Donnell returns for the Terps and they are picked 2nd. This will not sit well with Missy Meharg.
The Maryland soccer team and the Eagles of American University played to a 1-1 draw on an extremely hot Sunday afternoon in Washington DC. The Terps got on the board first in the 15th minute. Doug Rodkey found fellow senior Drew Yates with a good pass who was able to slip a ball in behind the back four of AU to Read More »
With the start of the season less then 2 weeks away 3 freshmen are clearly making their mark in preseason practice. I have said it since he originally committed —The breakaway elusive speed of Caleb Porzel will find a way into the lineup this year. Running back Gary Douglas led all backs with 122 yards in 17 carries. Baltimore lad Eric Franklin was involved in 8 tackles and also had 1 int. Chris Turner went 13-20 in another … Read More »
Ceckout Inside Pressbox This moring (Sunday) at 11:30 AM on WMAR, Channel 2.
Check out this interesting piece on Redskin right tackle and former Terrapin Stephon Heyer in the Washington Post.
It’s funny how the situations can change in the recruiting world. Three excellent perimeter players have given their verbal commitments to Gary for the 2010 class. Therefore any big man thinking clearly realizes Maryland is the place to go. Perhaps the Terps really covet Terrence Jones PF out of Oregon and one of the most sought after 2010 recruits in the land. But now it seems that Hippolyte Tsafack wants in at Maryland according to the Sun’s Matt Bracken.
Terp Talk Thursday Night 8-20-09
Host–Bruce Posner CoHost–Dino Guest Tom Landseadel Coach of Mychal Parker
Subjects–Mychal Parker Commits to Maryland!!, Stan -Bruce Interview of Ralph Friedgen
