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!!!!
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 »
Check out this interesting piece on Redskin right tackle and former Terrapin Stephon Heyer in the Washington Post.
“A couple guys really stand out right now,” Friedgen said. “Chris Turner – he’s really doing a great job of seeing things, setting the defense, using his cadence, making decisions. I’m very pleased with how he’s playing. Kenny Tate is having a sensational camp. He’s all over the place. He’s intercepting passes, he’s sacking guys. (Defensive coordinator Don) Brown’s got him … Read More »
In case you missed it, here is a replay of the first part of our (Stan The Fan and myself) interview with Maryland Coach Ralph Friedgen. Just click and watch.
Maryland junior linebacker Alex Wujciak found his name on another preseason awards list. The junior linebacker was named to the watch list for the Bronco Nagurski Trophy, which honors the top defensive player in the country. Wujciak was one of 62 players on the list, which was announced Tuesday by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the Charlotte Touchdown Club.
14 sacks was all Coach Friedgen could stomach last Saturday. Today the offensive line depth chart was virtually rewritten.More during the week as thngs develop. My guy to watch out for this season, Caleb Porzel sat out practice today. “They think his ACL is fine and he had a sprain of his MCL. Usually that is a week or so depending on how bad it is.” Friedgen said both Porzel and freshman RB D.J. Adams “were impressive” in the scrimmage. Read … Read More »
To all my friends from the Cal Bear Insider let me say that it should be very interesting to see how Cal reacts to the new wrinkle defense Don Brown and the Terrapins throw at them. ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK. The QB’s were sacked 12 times yesterday and again Kenny Tate was everywhere causing havoc.
“Defensively, we’re playing very well,” Friedgen said. “We’ve got a lot of speed, a lot of guys running around. Kenny Tate keeps making plays whether … Read More »
Maryland junior linebacker Alex Wujciak was named to the watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award, which honors the top defensive player in the country. Wujciak was one of 55 players, including seven from the Atlantic Coast Conference, on the list, which was announced Thursday by the Maxwell Football Club. Wujciak was also an All-ACC selection last season, earning second-team honors after posting 133 tackles, including double-digit stops in eight games. He ranked 13th nationally in tackles (10.2 per … Read More »
