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Ralph Friedgen is the head football coach of the University of Maryland Terrapins, a post he has held since the 2001 season. Friedgen originally came to College Park as a player after a standout high school career in Harrison, N.Y., where he played quarterback on his father's team. At Maryland, Friedgen was switched to offensive guard. After graduating from Maryland in 1970, Friedgen embarked on his coaching career, starting as a graduate assistant with the Terps. He followed that up with assistant coaching positions at The Citadel, William & Mary, Murray State and then back to Maryland from 1982-86. The Terps made four bowl games and won three consecutive ACC championships during this time....
Ralph Friedgen is the head football coach of the University of Maryland Terrapins, a post he has held since the 2001 season. Friedgen originally came to College Park as a player after a standout high school career in Harrison, N.Y., where he played quarterback on his father's team. At Maryland, Friedgen was switched to offensive guard. After graduating from Maryland in 1970, Friedgen embarked on his coaching career, starting as a graduate assistant with the Terps. He followed that up with assistant coaching positions at The Citadel, William & Mary, Murray State and then back to Maryland from 1982-86. The Terps made four bowl games and won three consecutive ACC championships during this time. After a five-year stint as Georgia Tech's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (which included a Yellow Jackets national title in 1990), Friedgen moved to the NFL with the San Diego Chargers. There he coached under Bobby Ross, who also had Friedgen on his staffs at Maryland, Georgia Tech and The Citadel. The NFL highlight for Friedgen was the Chargers' 1994 Super Bowl appearance. After the 1996 season, Friedgen returned to Georgia Tech for a four-year stint as offensive coordinator. Maryland fired head coach Ron Vanderlinden in 2000, and athletic director Debbie Yow tapped Friedgen for his first head coaching job ever. At Maryland, Friedgen has guided the Terps to five bowl games in seven seasons. During his first year at the helm (2001), Maryland won its first ACC championship since 1985. For that accomplishment, Friedgen was named national coach of the year.
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Green is good, at least for that kind of football
News item: The Ravens are installing natural sod at M&T Bank Stadium for the big July 24 soccer game between AC Milan and Chelsea. My take: Natural grass in an NFL stadium? Why don't we just join the European Union and get it over with? Related news...Tags: New England Patriots, U.S. Supreme Court, Major League Baseball, Koji Uehara, Dining and Drinking
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Ravens say green is good for AC Milan-Chelsea
News item: The Ravens are installing natural sod at M&T Bank Stadium for the big July 24 soccer game between AC Milan and Chelsea. My take: Natural grass in an NFL stadium? Why don't we just join the European Union and get it over with. Related news...Tags: New England Patriots, U.S. Supreme Court, Major League Baseball, Koji Uehara, Dining and Drinking
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Maryland's Friedgen says he might stay on
University of Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen says he might want to remain in his post for up to five more years if the team is performing well - a move that could complicate the school's coaching succession plan.
Friedgen, 62, said in an...Tags: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Colleges and Universities, Florida State University, George O'Leary, University of Pennsylvania
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Florida State receiver Taiwan Easterling targets opener for return from surgery
Florida State WR Taiwan Easterling, who ruptured his left Achilles' tendon during offseason conditioning workouts in February, said Tuesday he intends to be at full strength when the Seminoles face Miami in their season opener Sept. 7. He will be a...Tags: Florida State Seminoles, Colleges and Universities, Florida State University, Minnesota Vikings, Teaching and Learning
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New Ravens cornerback Foxworth wise beyond his years
His parents, his girlfriend and his teammates all say the same thing about Domonique Foxworth. The Ravens cornerback might look like a 26-year-old, he might run like a 26-year-old, but he thinks and conducts his life like a 40-year-old - always has. His...Tags: People, Family, Teen-agers, Super Bowl, Champ Bailey
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Bull roast to benefit paralyzed Western Tech football player
The Western Tech football coaches will host a bull roast Saturday night to raise money for the family of Chris Mason-Hale, the Wolverines player who suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury in August.
"We've been planning to do something for quite some...Tags: Chris Mason, New York Giants, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Ohio State University
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Ex-ESU star is head coach-in-waiting at Maryland
OF THE MORNING CALLFormer East Stroudsburg University quarterback James Franklin noticed something after he rejoined the University of Maryland's coaching staff as assistant head coach/offensive coordinator in the winter of 2008. Terrapins head coach Ralph Friedgen would...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Green Bay Packers, Philosophy, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins
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Darrius Heyward-Bey's wait to join the NFL almost over
Sometime early in the process, Darrius Heyward-Bey removed the mystique from the NFL draft and reduced his interminable offseason to a series of job interviews. Less than two weeks from a destination, the 6-foot-3 wide receiver from Maryland with 4.3...Tags: NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Darrius Heyward-Bey
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Nelligan makes happy landing into retirement
As a Maryland freshman, Brandi George brought lots of baggage to College Park. Her parents had just died six months apart, and George, a star gymnast, struggled to cope with the loss. Her college coach vowed to see her through it. When George arrived...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Television Industry, George Washington, United States, Family
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Turner is tough to read
This is a common first impression people have when they meet Maryland quarterback Chris Turner: typical California kid, probably a surfer or a skateboarder, easygoing attitude, perfectly embodied by his wild, curly blond hair that can be spotted from...Tags: NFL, Barack Obama
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Attention grabber: big game for Terps' McCree
The Red-White spring game offered Maryland football fans a chance to dream Saturday about what might unfold this fall and to begin - very tentatively - to answer questions about who might emerge to replace wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey and other...Tags: NFL, Maryland Terrapins, University of Pennsylvania, Oakland Raiders, Darrius Heyward-Bey
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