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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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Terps say their new quarterback 'can do it'
Jamarr Robinson didn't see Maryland quarterback Chris Turner go down.
Turner, who had just suffered a knee-ligament injury, was lying on his back on the Carter-Finley Stadium field with his hands over his face in the second quarter of Maryland's 38-31...Tags: Virginia Tech, C.J. Brown, Under Armour Inc.
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Maryland's quarterback situation up in the air vs. Va. Tech
The Associated PressMaryland's hopes of upsetting No. 20 Virginia Tech on Saturday might hinge on the play of sophomore quarterback Jamarr Robinson, who could receive his first career start in place of injured senior Chris Turner. Robinson played for the first time last...Tags: Virginia Tech, Hartford Wolf Pack, C.J. Brown, Maryland Terrapins
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Intriguing matchups? They're on Peninsula
With all due respect to the Al Groh Farewell Tour in Charlottesville and the taffy pull between old amigos Frank Beamer and Ralph Friedgen in College Park, Md., this weekend's most compelling college football games involving state schools might take place...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Washington Redskins, Kanye West, Frank Beamer, Jimmye Laycock
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Maryland playing for present and future
RALEIGH, N.C. - Maryland football coaches concede they're facing a "dilemma" in resolving competing goals for the last four games of a trying season in which the Terrapins have yet to win a game on the road.
Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen said he knows he...Tags: Boomer Esiason, Hartford Wolf Pack, Teaching and Learning, C.J. Brown, Maryland Terrapins
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Terps' dismal season continues with loss
- Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen saw a rainbow at practice last week, desperately hoping it was a positive sign for a team he said has been rained on all season, both in a literal and metaphorical sense.
Sure enough, the skies were bright blue over...Tags: Virginia Tech, Hartford Wolf Pack, C.J. Brown, Maryland Terrapins, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Terps' dismal season continues with loss to Wolfpack
Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen saw a rainbow at practice last week, desperately hoping it was a positive sign for a team he said has been rained on all season, both in a literal and metaphorical sense.
Sure enough, the skies were bright blue over Carter-...Tags: Hartford Wolf Pack, Maryland Terrapins
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Friedgen: Maryland QB Chris Turner injures left knee ligament in NC State loss
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen says quarterback Chris Turner injured a ligament in his left knee Saturday in the loss at North Carolina State. Turner injured the medial collateral ligament in his knee as he was hit by two...Tags: Virginia Tech, Hartford Wolf Pack
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Terps fans restless over coach-in-waiting
When a Division I college football team struggles, the most vocal portion of the fan base tends to make itself heard.
That's the case at Maryland, where coach Ralph Friedgen and his staff have been a target of criticism in blogs and on message boards...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Pennsylvania, Florida State University, Philosophy, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Maryland's goals for season still within reach
- Despite his team's 2-6 start, Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen remains optimistic. With the Terps on a three-game losing streak heading into Saturday's game at North Carolina State (3-5), Friedgen said many of the team's original goals - goals that...Tags: Colleges and Universities, College of William and Mary, Virginia Tech, Teaching and Learning, Maryland Terrapins
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Friedgen will discuss QB plans with Turner
- Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen said Tuesday that he is worried senior quarterback Chris Turner misunderstood comments the coach made indicating he might play two of his younger quarterbacks this season.
"I'm going to talk to Chris. I think he...Tags: U.S. Military, Colleges and Universities, Virginia Tech, Veterans Day, Defense
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Turner's dad: UM should 'get rid' of Yow
The father of starting quarterback Chris Turner started a message board thread on a fan Web site last weekend urging that Maryland replace Debbie Yow as athletic director.
"Get rid of Yow" was the title of the thread on insidemd sports.com.
"I just...Tags: Colleges and Universities
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Md. pained by turnovers
It has come to where Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen can't bear to watch a football team turn the ball over - his team or anybody else's.
Friedgen talks these days like a man a little bit haunted. "NOOOO!" the coach says he screams when he watches a...Tags: Maryland Terrapins
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