Fear the Turtle: A Maryland Terrapins Dynasty

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Edsall Enters Second Year

The Maryland Terrapins had a disappointing season in 2011. After starting out the season on a high, beating Miami in Week 1, everything went downhill from there. The Terps ended the season at 2-10. Maryland has fired offensive coordinator Gary Crowton and defensive coordinator Todd Bradford and replaced them with Mike Locksley and Brian Stewart, respectively.

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C.J. Brown Out For Season

The Terps' 2012 season just took a huge hit. After Danny O'Brien announced he'd be leaving Maryland for Wisconsin, C.J. Brown tore his ACL while making a cut in a running drill. The Terps will turn to freshman QB Perry Hills as their starter. Devin Burns will serve as his backup. Caleb Rowe was redshirted, but Randy Edsall announced that he is the third-string and that he would burn his redshirt if necessary. The Terps gain transfer Ricardo Young next season, but will have to get by with 3 QBs this season.

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Maryland Terrapins Depth Chart - 2012
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Kevin Dorsey	Nigel King	Tyrek Cheeseboro	Devin Burns
TE	Matt Furstenburg	Devonte Campbell	Ryan Schlothauer	Dave Stinebaugh
LT	Mike Madaras	Ryan Doyle	Nick Klemm
LG	Bennett Fulper	Josh Cary	Peter White	Nick Brigham
C	Sal Conaboy	Evan Mulrooney	Bennett Fulper
RG	De'Onte Arnett	Andrew Zeller	Peter White	Josh Cary
RT	Justin Gilbert	Nick Klemm	Ryan Doyle	Andrew Zeller
WR	Stefon Diggs	Marcus Leak	Kerry Boykins	Levern Jacobs
QB	Perry Hills	Devin Burns	(Caleb Rowe)
FB	Tyler Cierski	Jeff Hernandez
HB	Wes Brown	Brandon Ross	Albert Reid	Justus Pickett
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Joe Vellano	Quinton Jefferson	Justin Anderson	Isaiah Ross
NT	Darius Kilgo	Isaiah Ross	Alex Walker	Nate Clarke
RDE	A.J. Francis	Keith Bowers	Andre Monroe	Justin Anderson
LOLB	Kenneth Tate	Alex Twine	Avery Thompson
LILB	Cole Farrand	L.A. Goree	(Abner Logan)
RILB	Demetrius Hartsfield	Bradley Johnson
ROLB	Darin Drakeford	Marcus Whitfield	Avery Thompson
CB	Jeremiah Johnson	Isaac Goins	A.J. Hendy
SS	Matt Robinson	Sean Davis	Clarence Claiborne
FS	Eric Franklin	Anthony Nixon	Undray Clark
CB	Dexter McDougle	Makinton Dorleant	Alvin Hill
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Brad Craddock
P	Nathan Renfro	Brad Craddock
H	Devin Burns	Caleb Rowe
PR	Stefon Diggs	Dexter McDougle	Isaac Goins
KR	Stefon Diggs	Brandon Ross	Levern Jacobs	Marcus Leak
LS	Dave Stinebaugh	Ryan Schlothauer

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Maryland Terrapins 2012 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 1	vs William & Mary
Sep 8	at Temple
Sep 15	vs Connecticut
Sep 22	at West Virginia
Oct 6	vs Wake Forest
Oct 13	at Virginia
Oct 20	vs North Carolina State
Oct 27	at Boston College
Nov 3	vs Georgia Tech
Nov 10	at Clemson
Nov 17	vs Florida State
Nov 24	at North Carolina

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Terps Beat Tribe, 24-14

This was a game that worried many Terp fans at halftime. They had yet to see their Terrapins take charge of what was supposed to be an easy game. But the team did a lot better in the second half, and came out of Byrd Stadium with a 24-14 victory.

RB Wes Brown did very well in his first game as a Terrapin, rushing 18 times for 125 yards and 2 scores. Brandon Ross also proved to be a useful backup, rushing 11 times for 42 yards. QB Perry Hills did a very serviceable job in his first start with Maryland, and was extremely efficient. He showed the ability to stand strong in the pocket and go through his progressions well. He also had an impressive 12 yard scamper for a first down. He even ran the read-option once for about 7 yards. That versatility should help the Terps with the absence of C.J. Brown.

The defense looked very off at times, but did force 3 interceptions, and even returned one for a TD. The bottom line is that they made stops when they had to. The special teams was very poor, and mainly because of unnecessary penalties. Stefon Diggs got no blocking on special teams, but was able to contribute well on offense, catching 4 passes for 54 yards, 40 of those after the catch.

The Terps head to Philadelphia to face the Temple Owls next weekend, and will look to come home to College Park at 2-0.

William & Mary Tribe at Maryland Terrapins
Sep 1, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
William & Mary Tribe (0-0, 0-0)	7	0	0	7	-	14
Maryland Terrapins (0-0, 0-0)	0	14	3	7	-	24

Team Stats Comparison
	W&M	MD
Total Offense	340	314
Rushing Yards	161	190
Passing Yards	179	124
First Downs	19	13
Punt Return Yards	7	14
Kick Return Yards	80	23
Total Yards	427	351
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Converstion	8-15 (53%)	5-13 (38%)
4th Down Conversion	1-2 (50%)	2-2 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1-0 (100%)	2-2-0 (100%)
Penalties	5-50	8-74
Posession Time	16:55	19:05

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		W&M	MD
4:44	(W&M) TD William & Mary: J. Grimes, 25 yd run (D. Kuhn kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		W&M	MD
6:31	(MD) TD Maryland: W. Brown, 2 yd run (B. Craddock kick)	7	7
5:10	(MD) TD Maryland: I. Goins, returned interception 68 yds (B. Craddock)	7	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		W&M	MD
1:05	(MD) FG Maryland: B. Craddock, 43 yd FG	7	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		W&M	MD
7:22	(W&M) TD William & Mary: J. Grimes, 6 yd run (D. Kuhn kick)	14	17
1:00	(MD) TD Maryland: W. Brown, 5 yd run (B. Craddock kick)	14	24

William & Mary Tribe PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Paulus 17/35 179 0 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Grimes 25 154 6.1 2 M. Paulus 4 0 0.0 0 M. Jones 2 7 3.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Woodfolk 5 79 15.8 0 D. Mangas 3 27 9.0 0 A. Gottlieb 3 32 10.6 0 C. Thomas 1 4 4.0 0 R. Moody 1 16 16.0 0 N. Kearney 1 7 7.0 0 J. Ribble 1 7 7.0 0 M. Jones 1 4 4.0 0 J. Grimes 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Ribble 3 0 J. Pagliaro 3 0 A. Gottlieb 2 0 J. Johnson III 2 0 M. Salazar 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Trantin 12 0.0 0 0 J. O'Connor 9 0.0 0 0 J. Mines 7 0.0 0 0 M. Hyde 5 0.0 0 0 D. Cook 5 0.0 0 0 T. Wells 5 0.0 0 0 B. Webb 4 0.0 0 0 B. Thompson 3 0.0 0 0 T. Hester 3 0.0 0 0 H. Robertson II 3 0.0 0 0 G. Beerhalter 2 0.0 0 0 J. Couplin III 1 0.0 0 0 B. Stinnie 1 0.0 0 0 J. Marcey 1 0.0 0 0 R. Moody 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG D. Kuhn 0/1 0/0 0 - PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 T. Bailey 2 63 31.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Webb 3 80 26.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Webb 2 7 3.5 0

Maryland Terrapins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Hills 14/18 124 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD W. Brown 18 125 6.9 2 B. Ross 11 42 3.8 0 P. Hills 4 18 4.5 0 S. Diggs 2 5 2.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD S. Diggs 4 54 13.5 0 K. Dorsey 3 17 5.6 0 M. Leak 3 22 7.3 0 M. Furstenburg 2 16 8.0 0 W. Brown 1 11 11.0 0 N. King 1 4 4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK S. Conaboy 2 0 D. Arnett 1 0 B. Fulper 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Hartsfield 12 0.0 0 0 M. Robinson 9 0.0 1 0 D. Drakeford 7 0.0 0 0 E. Franklin 7 0.0 0 0 I. Goins 6 0.0 1 1 K. Tate 4 0.0 0 0 J. Vellano 3 0.0 0 0 D. McDougle 3 0.0 0 0 C. Farrand 3 0.0 0 0 D. Campbell 2 0.0 0 0 A. Nixon 1 0.0 0 0 L. Goree 1 0.0 0 0 A. Francis 1 0.0 0 0 A. Twine 1 1.0 0 0 M. Dorleant 1 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG B. Craddock 1/2 3/3 6 43 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 N. Renfro 5 205 41.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD S. Diggs 1 23 23.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD S. Diggs 1 14 14.0 0

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Congrats on defeating W&M.

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Edsall Expects Running Back By Committee

Coach Randy Edsall said that, while Wes Brown is listed as the starter, he believes that the Terps have 4 talented RBs who will all see playing time this season. "It's a luxury to have 4 guys you can cycle in on any given day. There are going to be games where Wes [Brown] isn't feeling it, and maybe Albert [Reid] is. Or maybe Justus [Pickett] is having a rough quarter, so we sub in Brandon [Ross]. They're all going to get playing time. I will say this: Wes will get first crack. If he's not working, we go to Brandon. Then Albert or Justus. It's not to say we don't have a good RB, we have 4 good ones that should all be rewarded for their efforts."

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Hills Leads Comeback, Beats Owls 24-17

The rushing attack simply wasn't working. Whether it was Wes Brown, Brandon Ross, or Albert Reid, the Terps couldn't get anything going on the ground. Therefore, the offense rested on the calm shoulders of freshman QB Perry Hills. Hills delivered big-time for the Terps in Philadelphia this afternoon. Calm and collected, he led both the game-tying and game-winning drives in the 4th quarter on the road.

The Terps come back home to College Park to face Randy Edsall's old team, UConn, on Saturday.

Maryland Terrapins at Temple Owls
Sep 8, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Maryland Terrapins (1-0, 0-0)	0	3	7	14	-	24
Temple Owls (1-0, 0-0)	0	10	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MD	TEM
8:13	(MD) FG Maryland: B. Craddock, 47 yd FG	3	0
2:31	(TEM) FG Temple: B. McManus, 42 yd FG	3	3
0:08	(TEM) TD Temple: C. Granger, 5 yd run (B. McManus kick)	3	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MD	TEM
6:17	(TEM) TD Temple: M. Harris, 8 yd pass from C. Coyer (B. McManus kick)	3	17
1:26	(MD) TD Maryland: S. Diggs, 10 yd pass from P. Hills (B. Craddock kick)	10	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MD	TEM
4:45	(MD) TD Maryland: M. Leak, 10 yd pass from P. Hills (B. Craddock kick)	17	17
2:34	(MD) TD Maryland: S. Diggs, 31 yd pass from P. Hills (B. Craddock kick)	24	17

Maryland Terrapins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Hills 17/26 193 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD W. Brown 20 48 2.4 0 B. Ross 9 35 3.8 0 A. Reid 6 5 0.8 0 S. Diggs 2 4 2.0 0 P. Hills 2 -2 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD S. Diggs 8 105 13.1 2 N. King 2 27 13.5 0 M. Leak 2 25 12.5 1 W. Brown 1 3 3.0 0 D. Campbell 1 5 5.0 0 K. Boykins 1 13 13.0 0 M. Furstenburg 1 7 7.0 0 B. Ross 1 8 8.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK T. Cierski 2 0 S. Conaboy 1 0 D. Arnett 1 0 B. Fulper 1 0 M. Furstenburg 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Hartsfield 12 0.0 0 0 C. Farrand 8 0.0 0 0 D. McDougle 5 0.0 1 0 M. Robinson 5 0.0 0 0 K. Tate 5 0.0 0 0 D. Drakeford 4 0.0 0 0 M. Dorleant 4 0.0 0 0 J. Vellano 4 0.0 0 0 J. Johnson 3 0.0 0 0 I. Goins 3 0.0 0 0 D. Kilgo 3 0.0 0 0 A. Nixon 3 0.0 0 0 E. Franklin 3 0.0 0 0 D. Campbell 2 0.0 0 0 I. Ross 2 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG B. Craddock 1/2 3/3 6 37 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 N. Renfro 5 204 33.8 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD S. Diggs 4 103 25.7 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD S. Diggs 2 17 8.5 0

Temple Owls PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Coyer 4/8 85 1 1 C. Granger 8/10 71 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Harris 19 53 2.7 0 C. Granger 11 84 7.6 1 C. Coyer 9 -11 -1.2 0 D. Miller 1 -1 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Booth 3 31 10.3 0 M. Harris 3 22 7.3 1 J. Christopher 1 4 4.0 0 C. Hammond 1 16 16.0 0 M. Brown 1 52 52.0 0 W. Benson 1 -1 -1.0 0 J. Fitzpatrick 1 16 16.0 0 D. Miller 1 16 16.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK M. Wallace 3 0 J. Newman 1 0 J. Whittingham 1 1 C. Booth 1 0 K. Friend 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Matakevich 14 0.0 0 0 Z. Johnson 9 0.0 0 0 B. Caponegro 9 0.0 0 0 N. Smith 7 0.0 0 0 J. Gildea 6 0.0 0 0 V. Carraway 6 0.0 0 0 M. Green 5 1.0 0 0 T. Young 5 0.0 0 0 L. Brown 4 0.0 0 0 J. Youboty 3 0.0 0 0 R. Dvoracek 2 0.0 0 0 M. Jones 2 0.0 0 0 S. Paulhill 2 0.0 0 0 M. Ioannidis 1 0.0 0 0 C. Granger 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG B. McManus 1/1 2/2 5 42 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. McManus 3 133 44.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Harper 2 50 25.0 0 M. Brown 1 26 26.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Brown 3 35 11.6 0