http://www.realfootball365.com Maryland Terrapins Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. College Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/13253 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/13253 In the ACC Atlantic Division, many pundits seem to have already eliminated the Maryland Terrapins from consideration. However, with a win over Wake Forest already, Maryland controls its own destiny in the enigmatic ACC title race. Commentary: Maryland’s season is a microcosm for the entire ACC. One week, Maryland plays like it’s an ACC cellar dweller and then the next week it looks like an ACC... lhroberts@gmail.com (Lee Roberts) Maryland Terrapins 2008-11-14T05:08:46-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/12557 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/12557 When Ralph Friedgen named Jordan Steffy the starter for Maryland’s season opener, it raised a lot of eyebrows. Now, with Steffy injured, Chris Turner will get the start and Josh Portis will have more opportunities to play, but the controversy won’t go away all season. Commentary: Friedgen named Steffy the starter because he felt he had performed the best in spring and summer practices. The... lhroberts@gmail.com (Lee Roberts) Maryland Terrapins 2008-09-05T04:13:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/12068 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/12068 The Maryland Terrapins landed their second and third commitments in three days on Thursday for the ’09 class. Edmondson-Westside High (Baltimore) defensive end David Mackall gave coach Ralph Fridgeon’s program the affirmative, and so did West Florence High (Florence, S.C.) linebacker Avery Murray. The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Mackall, a strongside end, is a two-star prospect who and chose... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Maryland Terrapins 2008-07-17T16:53:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/12042 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/12042 Our Lady Of Good Counsel’s (Wheaton, Md.) running back Caleb Porzel committed to Maryland on Tuesday for the ’09 class. The 5-foot-9, 170-pounder rushed for 967 yards and 16 touchdowns on 107 carries last season, also catching nine passes for 114 yards and one score. Rivals scores Porzel as a three-star prospect and the No. 17 all-purpose back in the nation. He chose College Park over... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Maryland Terrapins 2008-07-16T17:19:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11892 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11892 Forestville Military Academy (Forestville, Md.) defensive end DeOnte Arnett gave his verbal pledge to the Terps on Thursday for the ’09 class. Last season the 6-foot-4, 243-pound in-stater accrued 72 tackles and 15 sacks. Recruiting Web site Rivals gives Arnett a four-star rating and currently ranks him as the No. 11 SDE in the nation. Arnett chose College Park over numerous schools,... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Maryland Terrapins 2008-07-05T00:33:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11818 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11818 Northwest High (Germantown, Md.) outside linebacker Marcus Whitfield gave his verbal pledge to Maryland on Sunday for the ’09 class. According to Rivals, the 6-foot-2, 215-pounder chose College Park over West Virginia. COMMENTARY: Whitfield becomes the fourth linebacker taken by the Terrapins for the class, as he follows Ryan Donohue, Lorne Goree and Bradley Johnson. Apparently this is a... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Maryland Terrapins 2008-06-29T19:20:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11789 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11789 Dinwiddie High (Dinwiddie, Va.) outside linebacker Bradley Johnson gave the thumbs-up to Maryland on Wednesday for the ’09 class. Last season the 6-foot-1, 206-pound three-star prospect had 113 tackles, six pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions. Johnson chose College Park over South Carolina, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Duke, among others. COMMENTARY: Johnson is the... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Maryland Terrapins 2008-06-26T17:54:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11716 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11716 Coach Ralph Fridgeon’s Maryland Terrapins got verbal commitments from two notable in-state players on Saturday. Flower High (Springdale) outside linebacker Lorne Goree (6-foot-2, 200 pounds) was credited with 153 tackles and three interceptions last season. He chose College Park over Syracuse, West Virginia, Akron, Ohio and Illinois. James Franklin is the primary. DeMatha High (Hyattsville)... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Maryland Terrapins 2008-06-21T16:37:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11619 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11619 Perry Hall High (Baltimore, Md.) athlete Dave Stinebaugh committed to Maryland on Thursday for the 2009 class. The 6-foot-4, 208-pounder recorded 1,053 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns on offense and 101 tackles and four interceptions on defense last season. He chose the Terps over Michigan State, Syracuse, Wake Forest, UConn and Duke. COMMENTARY: Impressive stats for the rising high school... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Maryland Terrapins 2008-06-13T17:03:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11550 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11550 Archbishop Curley High (Baltimore, Md.) safety Eric Franklin recently gave his verbal commitment to Maryland for the 2009 class. With 99 tackles and six interceptions last season, the 6-foot-2, 190-pounder chose the Terps over Virginia and Duke. Franklin is the fourth overall commitment for the class (second defensive back). COMMENTARY: Not a bad bump-up in coach Ralph Fridgeon’s program, as... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Maryland Terrapins 2008-06-09T18:46:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11515 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11515 East Forsyth High School (Kernersville, N.C.) quarterback Danny O’Brien gave his oral commitment to Maryland on Thursday for the 2009 class. The 6-foot-3, 204-pounder runs a 4.64-second 40 and has a 4.0 GPA, according to Rivals. O’Brien is the third overall commitment for coach Ralph Fridgeon’s program and the second quarterback. The pro-style QB chose College Park over Duke and East... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Maryland Terrapins 2008-06-06T17:42:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11169 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/11169 Maryland center Edwin Williams has been named to the 2008 Rimington Trophy preseason watch list. Should the 6-foot-2, 315-pound senior win, he will be the first Terps offensive lineman to win an award since 1974, when Randy White took home the Outland Trophy. Williams hails from Washington, D.C. COMMENTARY: It would only be a plus to the ACC if Williams won this trophy; the conference, which... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Maryland Terrapins 2008-05-08T17:06:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/9941 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/9941 The results of 2004 and '05 (5-6 records in both seasons) put Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen squarely on the hot seat. It was crazy that it was the same guy who won an ACC title during his very first season in 2001. Going 3-2 in the first five games last year, it appeared things would be no different than they were in '04 or '05. Then Friedgen started doing what his resume reflects --... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Maryland Terrapins 2007-08-23T04:39:02-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/9167 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/9167 Teams on the rebound: Eighteenth in a series. The biggest man on the University of Maryland Terrapins football team? It's 6-9, 340-pound Jared Gaither, no question. But if the Terrapins are to improve over two consecutive sub-.500 seasons, the big man is going to have to be Sam Hollenbach. Now a senior, Hollenbach has the kind of on-field confidence that coaches love -- a Brett Favre-style... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Maryland Terrapins 2006-07-17T04:23:35-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/9022 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/maryland/9022 Like all coaches, Ralph Friedgen of the Maryland Terrapins saw some things he liked during his squad's spring game last month. He also saw a recurrence of what he doesn't like -- two quarterbacks, 14 completions in 34 attempts, four interceptions. For Friedgen, this was a flashback to the 2005 season, when starting quarterback Sam Hollenbach threw 15 interceptions against 13 touchdown passes.... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Maryland Terrapins 2006-05-24T04:17:38-05:00