Maryland Terrapins: Fear the Turtle

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The Red River Rivalry takes place this weekend as both Oklahoma and Texas are undefeated whoever emerges victorious should be able to win the BIG XII Conference. #19 Florida travels to Death Valley to play #6 LSU.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 2, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Alabama	5	0	1504
2	1	Oklahoma	4	0	1460
3	3	Stanford	4	0	1338
4	4	Boise State	4	0	1279
5	5	Texas A&M	4	0	1243
6	6	LSU	4	1	1140
7	8	South Carolina	5	0	1078
8	10	Michigan State	5	0	1041
9	9	TCU	5	0	997
10	11	Florida State	3	1	865
11	12	Virginia Tech	5	0	840
12	13	Oregon	3	1	765
13	7	Wisconsin	4	1	719
14	18	Texas	4	0	567
15	21	Nebraska	4	1	532
16	19	NC State	5	0	510
17	20	Arizona	4	1	470
18	14	Ohio State	3	2	433
19	16	Florida	4	1	433
20	15	Auburn	3	2	399
21	22	Oklahoma State	2	2	343
22	23	Utah	4	0	343
23	17	Arkansas	3	2	324
24	24	Notre Dame	4	1	301
25	25	UCF	4	0	266

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Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 2, 2011
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Jordan Jefferson	QB	LSU		917yd, 10TD, 7 rush TD
Montel Harris	HB	Boston College		769 yds, 10 TDs
Case Keenum	QB	Houston		1634 yds 20 TD 0 INT
Russell Wilson	QB	Wisconsin		800 yds, 6 TD, 6 rush TD
Ed Wesley	HB	TCU		405 yds 7 TD

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TOP 25 Classes Update

Top Recruiting Classes - 2011
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	USC	1	4	1	0	0	6
2	Oregon	1	4	0	0	0	5
3	Alabama	1	4	0	0	0	5
4	Ohio State	1	3	1	0	0	5
5	Miami	0	4	1	0	0	5
6	Penn State	0	4	0	0	0	4
7	Oklahoma	1	2	0	0	0	3
8	Florida	1	2	0	0	0	3
9	Texas	0	3	1	0	0	4
10	TCU	0	3	1	0	0	4
11	Georgia	0	2	3	0	0	5
12	Notre Dame	0	3	0	0	0	3
13	Michigan	1	1	0	0	0	2
14	Cal	0	1	4	0	0	5
15	Stanford	0	2	1	1	0	4
16	Illinois	0	0	5	1	0	6
17	Arizona State	0	0	5	0	1	6
18	Texas A&M	0	0	5	0	0	5
19	Oklahoma State	0	1	3	0	0	4
20	UCLA	0	0	4	1	0	5
21	Missouri	0	1	2	0	1	4
22	Pitt	0	0	4	0	0	4
23	Cincinnati	0	1	2	0	0	3
24	Texas Tech	0	0	3	1	1	5
25	Georgia Tech	0	0	3	1	1	5

TOP 100 COMMITS
Quarterbacks
#2 Shawn Hayden 6'1" 193lbs Dunwoody, GA 5*
Florida Gators

Halfbacks
#3 Kyle Carpenter 5'11" 200lbs New Philidelphia, OH 5*
Ohio State Buckeyes

Wide Receivers
#2 William Rice 6'1" 193lbs Towson, MD 5*
Alabama Crimson Tide
#3 Jamie Mathis 6'0" 169lbs Muskegon Heights, MI 5*
Michigan Wolverines

Tight Ends
#2 Lee Ellison 6'3" 234lbs Del Rio, TX 4*
Texas Longhorns
#3 Robert McCollum 6'4" 254lbs Cut Off, LA 4*
LSU Tigers

Tackles
#1 Josh Smith 6'8" 294lbs Whitehall, PA 4*
Penn State Nittany Lions

Guards
#1 Shane Allen 6'5" 317lbs Burkburnett, TX 4*
Oklahoma Sooners
#3 Derek Bradley 6'1" 286lbs Pulaski, VA 4*
Virginia Tech Hokies

Center
#1 Mike Walker 6'0" 291lbs Marshall, TX 4*
Texas Longhorns
#2 Otis Bush 6'4" 301lbs Gaithersburg, MD 4*
Penn State Nittany Lions

Defensive End
#3 Brandon Johnson 6'2" 232lbs Dolton, IL 4*
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
#4 Anthony Kramer 6'4" 241lbs Union City, NJ 4*
Penn State Nittany Lions
#6 Jimmie Wiley 6'5" 215lbs Coppell, TX 4*
Oregon Ducks
#7 Kellen Carroll 6'4" 272lbs East LA, CA 4*
USC Trojans

Defensive Tackle
#1 Tanard Dingle 6'1" 278lbs Chino, CA 5*
USC Trojans
#3 Mike Mueller 6'7" 254lbs Robinson, TX 4*
Oregon Ducks
#4 Mike Edwards 6'5" 304lbs Knoxville, TN 4*
Florida Gators

Outside Linebacker
#1 Kevin Stewart 6'4" 242lbs Coral Springs, FL 4*
Miami Hurricanes
#2 Justin ****s 6'2" 231lbs West Palm Beach, FL 4*
Ohio State Buckeyes
#3 Michael Johnson 5'11" 217lbs Sudley, VA 4*
Penn State Nittany Lions

Middle Linebacker
#2 Darius Mayhew 6'0" 229lbs Huntingdon, TN 4*
Alabama Crimson Tide
#3 John Martin 6'1" 220lbs St. Peters, MO 4*
Oklahoma Sooners

Cornerback
#3 Ryan Anderson 5'11" 177lbs South Whittier, CA 5*
Oregon Ducks
#4 David McDonald 5'9" 181lbs Willoughby, OH 4*
Ohio State Buckeyes
#5 Julius Singleton 6'2" 180lbs Fayetteville, TN 4*
Alabama Crimson Tide
#6 Jesse Koch 6'2" 164lbs North Decatur, GA 4*
Alabama Crimson Tide
#9 Patrick Green 6'0" 183lbs Winter Haven, FL 4*
Florida State Seminoles
#10 Justin Williamson 6'2" 180lbs Upper Arlington, OH 4*
Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Strong Safety
#1 Adam Means 6'1" 213lbs Lodi, CA 4*
Oregon Ducks

Athlete
#1 Robert Rice 6'1" 185lbs Purcell, OK 5*
Oklahoma Sooners

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Matchup Preview | October 8, 2011
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Maryland Terrapins (4-0, Away)		Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-2, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 49.2(1) Points Per Game 33.0(35) 1631(40) Total Offensive Yards 2171(22) 453(112) Rushing Yards 1513(1) 1178(25) Passing Yards 658(107) Defensive Stats Comparison 1440(42) Total Yards Allowed 1288(27) 373(4) Rushing Yards Allowed 490(14) 1067(93) Passing Yards Allowed 798(41) Injury Report Game Notes Something has to give Georgia Tech is #1 in rushing yards, Maryland is #4 in rushing yards allowed. Can Maryland's defense stop Georgia Tech's rushing attack led by the nation's #2 rusher Orwin Smith who has 631 yards for a 6.0 average? Or will Danny O'Brien lead the Terrapins against the #41 pass defense? If Maryland gets up by a few TDs early expect them to cruise to victory.

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Maryland Suffers First Loss, Can't Win Away

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The Maryland Terrapins had many chances to win the game. If you were told that they would have the ball on the 12 yard line with a 1:50 to go in the game with Danny O’Brien behind center all you would be thinking was here comes a touchdown can our defense get a stop afterwards. Not to mention that the NCAA’s #2 rusher Orwin Smith was held to only 2 yards. Not so today. O’Brien was intercepted in the end-zone looking for favorite target Kevin Dorsey. When Georgia Tech got the ball back they rushed 3 times for a first down and finished up the game in the victory formation. If you’re wondering how it even got to this point here’s the rest of the game.

On the very first drive of the game Danny O’Brien completed his first three passes for 24 yards but was then picked off trying to force the ball into a tight window. Georgia Tech took over and the offensive whirlwind that is the Yellow Jackets offense took over after rushing for 13 yards, 16 by the fullback, Tevin Washington threw a 17 yard pass to get another first down. They drove the ball further by running and ended up kicking a field goal to take a 3-0 lead. On the ensuing Maryland possession Danny O’Brien completed 6 out of 7 passes and finally hit Kevin Dorsey for a 15 yard touchdown.

Georgia Tech once again took to their potent running game and after gains and losses with the Terrapin defense caught off guard Washington went to Tyler Melton for a 20 yard gain and then an 8 yard TD pass. The teams then traded field goals to end the half with Tech up 13-10.

Georgia Tech was moving the ball again rushing and then a surprise pass for a big gain before Maryland corner-back Trenton Hughes came up with a big interception, this would prove costly however for the Terps because he had to leave the game with a mild concussion after being hit hard while returning the ball. O’Brien got to work quickly driving the ball 41 yards in three plays and hitting Ronnie Tyler for a 12 yard touchdown. Tevin Washington got the ball back and what was probably the best throw he’s ever made beat back-up cornerback Dexter McDougle and hit Stephen Hill for a 70 yard strike to retake the lead 20-17. After a fumble by Danny O’Brien, Tech once again hit a 31 yard field goal to lengthen the lead 23-17.

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On the very first play of the fourth quarter O’Brien found Quintin McCree for a 21 yard touchdown to take the lead 24-23. Georgia Tech then put together a methodical run the clock down, run the ball all over the Terps drive which saw Roddy Jones score on a 10 yard pitch play to make the lead 29-24. The Yellow Jackets then attempted a 2 point conversion which failed. Maryland got the ball back, Danny O’Brien and Davin Meggett led them down the field on what many were sure would be a game-winning drive but not so O’Brien is picked off by Jemea Thomas in the end-zone to seal the game for the Yellow Jackets.


Coach Lambright's Thoughts
"Well we obviously made mistakes that cost us the game, I'm going to take full responsibility for that, my coaching staff and I did not do a good enough job getting our guys ready to go."

"Hopefully next week against Clemson we'll right the ship and keep this season going in a positive direction."

Oct 8, 2011 - TERP at GT
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Maryland (4-1)	7	3	7	7	24
Georgia Tech (3-2)	3	10	10	6	29

Team Stats Comparison
TERP		GT
329	Total Offense	380
16-45	Rushing Yards	41-131
284	Passing Yards	249
17	First Downs	19
0	Punt Return Yards	0
163	Kick Return Yards	125
492	Total Yards	505
3	Turnovers	1
3-6	3rd Down Converstion	10-13
0-1	4th Down Conversion	0-0
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-1
4-2-1	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-2-3
0	Penalties	0
11:04	Posession Time	16:56

Maryland Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
D. O'Brien	164.8	23/32	284	3/2	12.3
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D. O'Brien	7	1	0.1	0	18
D. Meggett	7	39	5.5	0	15
D. Adams	2	5	2.5	0	3
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Q. McCree	11	151	13.7	1	23
R. Tyler	6	72	12.0	1	17
K. Dorsey	3	26	8.6	1	15
K. Boykins	2	32	16.0	0	22
T. Logan	1	3	3.0	0	3
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
K. Tate	9	0	0	0	0
D. Drakeford	8	0	0	0	0
M. Robinson	5	0	0	0	0
D. Hartsfield	5	1	0	0	0
C. Chism	3	0	0	0	0N
T. Hughes	3	0	1	1	0
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
N. Ferrara	1/1	100	23	3/3	6
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
D. Meggett	4	98	24.5	35	0
C. Chism	3	65	21.6	28	0

Georgia Tech Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
T. Washington	240.7	13/16	249	2/1	19.1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
R. Watson	18	73	4.0	0	13
T. Washington	9	-10	-1.1	0	5
P. Lyons	5	32	6.4	0	10
R. Jones	5	34	6.8	1	10
O. Smith	4	2	0.5	0	5
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
S. Hill	5	145	29.0	1	70
O. Smith	4	41	10.2	0	20
T. Melton	3	41	13.6	1	20
D. McKayhan	1	22	22.0	0	22
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
R. Ayers	5	0	0	0	0
J. Burnett	5	1	0	0	0
I. Johnson	4	0	0	0	0
R. Reid	4	0	1	0	0
L. Walls	3	3	0	0	0
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
D. Scully	3/4	75	38	2/2	11
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
O. Smith	3	75	25.0	31	0
R. Jones	2	50	25.0	28	0

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Week 6 Scores

Red River Rivalry
Texas 20 Oklahoma 15
TCU 38 San Diego State 35
Iowa 33 Penn State 17
Ohio State 42 Nebraska 35
Florida State 27 Wake Forest 20
Florida 34 LSU 31
Oklahoma State 18 Kansas 15
Miami 38 Virginia Tech 6

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 9, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama	6	0	1505
2	3	Stanford	5	0	1405
3	5	Texas A&M	5	0	1214
4	7	South Carolina	6	0	1211
5	8	Michigan State	5	0	1211
6	4	Boise State	5	0	1155
7	9	TCU	6	0	930
8	14	Texas	5	0	906
9	2	Oklahoma	4	1	885
10	10	Florida State	4	1	846
11	12	Oregon	4	1	749
12	16	NC State	6	0	716
13	13	Wisconsin	4	1	708
14	6	LSU	4	2	671
15	18	Ohio State	4	2	601
16	19	Florida	5	1	585
17	22	Utah	5	0	567
18	17	Arizona	5	1	564
19	11	Virginia Tech	5	1	465
20	20	Auburn	4	2	443
21	21	Oklahoma State	3	2	386
22	15	Nebraska	4	2	366
23	-	Miami	4	1	343
24	-	Iowa	5	0	335
25	24	Notre Dame	5	1	297

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Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 9, 2011
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Montel Harris	HB	Boston College		901 YDS 6.6 AVG 12 TD
Case Keenum	QB	Houston		2005 YDS 27 TD 0 INT
Jordan Jefferson	QB	LSU		1278 YDS 14 TD 362 rush
Ed Wesley	HB	TCU		508 YDS 8 TD
LaMichael James	HB	Oregon		391 YDS 9 TD

WEEK 7 Key Match-Ups

#21 Oklahoma State @ #8 Texas
Michigan @ #5 Michigan State
#16 Florida @ #20 Auburn

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Matchup Preview | October 15, 2011
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Clemson Tigers (2-4, Away)		Maryland Terrapins (4-1, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 23.0(83) Points Per Game 44.2(2) 1849(67) Total Offensive Yards 1960(34) 844(66) Rushing Yards 498(113) 1005(82) Passing Yards 1462(16) Defensive Stats Comparison 1949(73) Total Yards Allowed 1820(59) 833(72) Rushing Yards Allowed 504(5) 1116(66) Passing Yards Allowed 1316(102) Injury Report Tajh Boyd (QB) Foot stress fracture 7 weeks Landon Walker (RT) Foot stress fracutre 6 weeks Brandon Thomas (LT) Torn Shoulder 10 weeks Game Notes Without starting quarterback Tajh Boyd there is no way that Clemson will be able to keep up with the high-scoring Terrapins. Danny O'Brien looks to bounce back and get into form and cut down on the interceptions, one which costs Maryland a chance at a win.