Meet the Recruit: Terps offensive line commitment Mike Madaras

Other schools considered: "I think at the end I had it down to Maryland, Stanford and West Virginia."
Favorite NFL player: Rob Gronkowski
Favorite NFL team: Washington Redskins
Favorite all-time Terp: Shawne Merriman
Favorite music: Rise Against
Favorite book: Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
Favorite movie: The Waterboy
Favorite TV show: Blue Mountain State
Favorite food: Macaroni and cheese
Favorite high school class: Literature
Favorite thing about College Park: "It's close to home."
Other high school sports: None
Hobbies: XBox, playing basketball in a rec league
Intended major: Mechanical enginereing
Something that not many people know about you: "I taught myself how to play guitar."
Best football moment: "This year winning the [Washington Catholic Athletic Conference] championship."
Role model: "My role model is my father because he coached me for seven years in youth football and he's pretty much taught me everything I know about life."
Why Maryland? "Maryland was the best choice for me because I got along really well with the offensive line coach. Honestly, it just felt right. I had a gut feeling that it was the right place for me."