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The Terps did not get much help from the officials, most notably during the game's final minutes.

Depending on how you look at C.J. Brown, his performance in a 40-37 defeat to West Virginia (2-1) at soggy Byrd Stadium was either a good or bad sign for the Terps this season.

The Terps failed to score on their final two drives, and quarterback Clint Trickett led a game-winning drive for the Mountaineers (2-1) over the final 2 minutes, 35 seconds of the fourth quarter.

A year after a 37-0 loss to Maryland, the Mountaineers are much better, as Terps coach Randy Edsall and his staff saw Sunday

Andrew Isaacs has not been a factor as pass-catcher. Quarterback C.J. Brown has not even thrown a pass in Isaacs¿ direction through Maryland¿s first two games. But offensive coordinator Mike Locksley said Isaacs continues to progress in all facets of his game, and he said the wide receiver could become more of a factor in the passing game as the season goes on.

Karl Joseph is one of West Virginia¿s top defensive players; a physical, aggressive 5-foot-10, 196-pound presence in the back end of the Mountaineers¿ defense whom Maryland is well aware of heading into Saturday¿s game against West Virginia.

Maryland coach Randy Edsall had a brief conversation with quarterback C.J. Brown before the Terps¿ practice Tuesday morning.

A year ago, Marcus Leak was forced to sit and watch Maryland games from his family's home in North Carolina. Leak had the talent to help the Terps, as he did while starting seven games at wide receiver in 2012.

Shortly after Maryland escaped with a 24-17 win over South Florida on Saturday, Terps coach Randy Edsall stood in front of his team inside the visiting locker room at Raymond James Stadium and was blunt with his offense.

Maryland football coach Randy Edsall had a message for his team during practice Tuesday: ¿You better make sure you work and do everything we ask you to do, because if you don't, you're going to get surprised.¿

Maryland quarterback C.J. Brown and the Terps' passing game will look to take advantage of South Florida's secondary Saturday when they face South Florida in Tampa, Fla.

Shortly after Maryland's 52-7 win over James Madison, Terps senior quarterback C.J. Brown sat in front of a group of media and called his performance against the Dukes "unacceptable."

Maryland coach Randy Edsall called freshman Will Ulmer in for a meeting Monday. When they sat down, both agreed it would be best for Ulmer to make the move from quarterback to wide receiver.

C.J. Brown's best throw was his last one, a 41-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Deon Long that pushed Maryland's lead to 38-0 midway through the third quarter. As a whole, though, the senior quarterback called his play during the Terps' 52-7 win over James Madison on Saturday "unacceptable."

Maryland opened its season with a 52-7 win over James Madison on Saturday. Here is the good and the bad from a Terps perspective.

The real challenges will come later, but Maryland on Saturday built some positive early momentum in its season opener.

Tthe James Madison football team Maryland faces in Saturday's season-opener does have talent and is not necessarily the pushover its Football Championship Subdivision label may suggest.

Maryland redshirt freshman Taivon Jacobs is listed as a backup at wide receiver, but coach Randy Edsall said the Terps have packages to utilize Jacobs' speed and elusiveness.

Maryland football coach Randy Edsall expects his Terps to be competitive in their first season in Big Ten Conference.

But while junior Brandon Ross won Maryland's starting job, junior Albert Reid and sophomore Wes Brown both did enough during preseason camp that Terps coach Edsall expects them to see playing time as well.

They want Diggs to be a better blocker. They want him to refine his route running. They want him to become even more focused on film study and preparation.

The focus for players and coaches is now firmly on the Terps' season-opener against James Madison Saturday. However, here are some takeaways from Maryland's two-plus weeks of preseason camp:

Maryland's Sal Conaboy is used to being in the middle of controlled chaos, whether it meant growing up as the second youngest of eight siblings near Scranton, Pa., or as the starting center the past two seasons on ther Terps' endlessly revolving offensive line.

Alvin Hill began preseason practice listed as a co-starter at the cornerback spot opposite Will Likely and has impressed teammates and coaches with his play since preseason camp began two weeks ago.

Maryland has just one more preseason practice open to the media. After that, the next time Terps players and coaches will see reporters will be next week to talk about the season opener against James Madison, which is less than two weeks away.

Last year, safety Sean Davis, outside linebacker Marcus Whitfield and wide receiver Levern Jacobs all went from unheralded players for Maryland to major contributors. Here are seven Terps who are poised to break out this season.

Junior cornerback Alvin Hill has been primarily a reserve during his career, but he entered preseason camp listed as a starter, was praised by coach Randy Edsall Wednesday and had two big plays Thursday.

Even Maryland linebacker L.A. Goree acknowledged that the Terps' offense looked very good Tuesday night.

For five days, Maryland's offense was out of sync. But now the Terps are starting to figure things out.

Maryland held two practices Saturday. The first was not open to the media, but here are some notes and observations from the second practice, which was held at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium.

¿I thought he was a little bit rusty as we first got started," Terps coach Randy Edsall said.

Maryland had its first fully padded practice of preseason camp Friday. Here are some notes and observations from the session

Maryland's five defensive leaders are also roommates. Cornerback Jeremiah Johnson, defensive tackle Darius Kilgo, inside linebacker L.A. Goree and outside linebackers Matt Robinson and Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil frequently watch film and talk about the Terrapins' defense.

Thursday's practice was the last before Maryland goes to full pads later today. Here are some notes and observations from the session.

Maryland will go full pads for the first time during preseason practice Friday. But the shoulder pads went on Wednesday, which led to the most eventful and spirited practice thus far.

Maryland freshman right tackle Derwin Gray excelled at practice Tuesday and continues to impress teammates through the early part of preseason practice.

At the end of each season, every player on Maryland's team is summoned to coach Randy Edsall's office individually to talk about the past year as well as what needs to be improved upon heading into the next season.

Maryland Terrapins Edsall

Inside coach Randy Edsall's office at Maryland's team headquarters, just to the right of his desk, sits a large magnetic board displaying his football's team's full depth chart. How that depth chart will look come the Terrapins' regular-season opener Aug. 30 against James Madison is still largely to be determined.