This is part of a series of 2012 Maryland football commitment Q&As leading up to Signing Day on Feb. 1. All answers are provided by the featured player.
Name: Nick Brigham
Birthdate: Nov. 3, 1993
Birthplace: Hartford, Conn.
Hometown: Atlanta
Height: 6-4
Weight: 280
Position: Offensive guard
High School: Marist School
Rankings: Rivals.com -- Three-star prospect. Scout.com -- Three-star prospect, No. 96 offensive guard. ESPN.com -- Four-star prospect, No. 28 player in Georgia, No. 24 offensive guard, 79 rating. 247Sports.com -- Three-star prospect, No. 58 offensive guard, No. 94 prospect in Georgia, 82 rating.
Bench max: 360
Squat: 500
Clean: 300
40-yard dash: 4.98
Runner-up: Vanderbilt or Georgia Tech
Other schools considered: Boston College
Favorite NFL player: Troy Polamalu
Favorite NFL team: New York Giants
Favorite music: Eminem, Sam Adams
Favorite book: 1984 by George Orwell
Favorite movie: Gladiator
Favorite TV show: South Park
Favorite food: Mom’s pot roast
Favorite high school class: Biology
Favorite thing about College Park: “It was a bunch of things for me, just when I toured around. My cousins played college ball too, and they said when you find the right place, you'll know it. The whole campus feel just felt right. The whole campus, the people, everything."
Hobbies: Playing pickup sports with friends
Intended major: Biology
Something that not many people know about you: “That I’m smart. Everyone just kind of figures that I'm a dumb jock."
Best football moment: “I would have to say winning in the first round of playoffs my 10th-grade year against Sprayberry. That was really huge -- the first really big game I played in and played really well."
Role model: “I had a bunch of role models growing up, but the two [that stand out] most were my trainer, Jeff Klein, who worked with me since I was in the sixth grade. He's a big mentor to me. And my two cousins, Carl and Greg, who both played college football [at New Mexico State]. They mean a lot to me, too."
Why Maryland? “Between just the fit and me really liking the campus, the academics and the coaching staff, it all just seemed to come together to be the place I was meant to go to."