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- Here are the top questions facing coach Randy Edsall and the Terps heading into the offseason.
- Playing in his first game since suffering a lacerated kidney against Penn State on Nov. 1, junior wide receiver Stefon Diggs was one of the few bright spots during Maryland's 45-21 loss to Stanford.
- Quarterback C.J. Brown stayed on the field for several minutes after Maryland's loss to Stanford in the Foster Farms Bowl on Tuesday night, waiting around to share words with each of his fellow seniors as they walked back to the locker room.
- A once-promising season for Maryland (7-6) ended with two straight disappointing losses.
- Stanford is a two-touchdown favorite over Maryland in Foster Farms Bowl, and Maryland beat reporters see Cardinal winning.
- In the practices leading up to Tuesday's Foster Farms Bowl against Stanford, Maryland wide receiver Stefon Diggs has looked like the same explosive player that he was before his injury.
- The Maryland football team spent Sunday morning volunteering at St. Anthony's Dining Room in San Francisco, which has provided meals to the less fortunate since 1950.
- Maryland's football team completed its regular season on Nov. 29 and is not practicing this week as players complete their final exams. That makes this a good time to hand out some regular-season superlatives.
- Twenty one football players were among the 64 Maryland student-athletes named to the Big Ten¿s All-Academic team on Wednesday.
- While Ralph Friedgen downplayed the significance of Saturday's game, Rutgers players were aware of its meaning to their offensive coordinator.
- The Terps led by 25 points late in the second quarter. Largely thanks to Friedgen's offense, Rutgers then outscored Maryland 31-3 on its way to a stunning 41-38 win over the Terps in front of an announced 36,673 at Byrd Stadium on Senior Day.
- Here are our predictions for Saturday¿s game between Maryland (7-4 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) and Rutgers (6-5, 2-5) in College Park.
- Ralph Friedgen coached Maryland for 10 seasons prior to his dismissal, leading the Terps to a 75-50 record and five bowl victories. He returns Saturday as Rutgers' offensive coordinator.
- When Maryland beat Michigan, it was more than just a win. This was the culmination of perhaps the most important week of Randy Edsall's four-year tenure at Maryland.
- Maryland quarterback C.J. Brown swept to his left, finding open running room on his way to a go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter of the Terps' 23-16 win over Michigan.
- Maryland left tackle Jake Wheeler delivered the key block that sprung quarterback C.J. Brown for a game-tying touchdown early in the fourth quarter of the Terps' 23-16 win over Michigan on Saturday.
- As postseason play nears, the opportunity is there for the Maryland football team to maybe face the Southeastern Conference's defending champion.
- Each week during Big Ten play, The Washington Post¿s Roman Stubbs, another Maryland football beat writer and Matt Zenitz of the Baltimore Sun Media Group share their predictions for the Terps' upcoming game.
- The approach of Michigan defensive coordinator Greg Mattison evolved through three years of scheming and brainstorming with the likes of John Harbaugh, Dean Pees, Rex Ryan and Chuck Pagano.
- "If you have a top player at quarterback, Maryland can challenge anyone in the Big Ten," said former Terps and NFL star Shawne Merriman, who serves as an analyst on the Big Ten Network.
- Maryland outside linebacker Matt Robinson found himself in a familiar, frustrating position, sitting on the field and waiting to be tended to by Maryland's athletic trainers.
- Maryland football coach Randy Edsall wants C.J. Brown to relax. The quarterback's job might depend on it.
- Juwann Winfree's two-game suspension is a setback for the Maryland freshman wide receiver, one of the prized pieces of last year's recruiting class and an emerging contributor in the Terps' offense.
- If starting quarterback C.J. Brown continues to struggle like he did during Saturday¿s 37-15 loss to Michigan State, then the Terps may be forced to bench him in favor of either redshirt sophomore Perry Hills or redshirt freshman Shane Cockerille (Gilman).
- The final determination on Stefon Diggs' status will not be made until after Maryland coach Randy Edsall meets with team doctors.
- Maryland lost, 37-15, to No. 12 Michigan State at Byrd Stadium on Saturday. Here is what went well and what did not from a Terps perspective.
- The pass was doomed the moment it left the right hand of Maryland quarterback C.J. Brown.
- The Terps have the opportunity for their first victory over a ranked team since Randy Edsall took over as their coach in 2011.
- The Terps' offensive line will try to better protect quarterback C.J. Brown in their next test, when Maryland plays No. 12 Michigan State Saturday at Byrd Stadium.
- Maryland's defense will have to slow down Michigan State's high-powered and well-rounded offense if the underdog Terps stand any chance of upsetting the 12th-ranked Spartans.
- Maryland¿s defense is better than the numbers suggest, but the Terps will be tasked with slowing down a Michigan State offense that ranks sixth in the country in scoring offense
- We traded emails with Joe Rexrode, the Michigan State beat reporter for the Detroit Free Press, to preview Saturday night's Maryland football game at Byrd Stadium.
- Maryland quarterback C.J. Brown's father Clark Brown was Michigan State's starting QB in 1983, but knee injury ended his career
- As a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Maryland was required to put out a detailed injury report each week that listed each injured player, their ailing body part and the player¿s status heading into the upcoming game. That is not the case in the Big Ten.
- Maryland will look to sophomore wide receiver Jacquille Veii and others to help fill in for junior receiver Stefon Diggs, who is suspended for Saturday's game against No. 12 Michigan State and could miss the remainder of the season after suffering a lacerated kidney against Penn State on Nov. 1.
- Maryland beat Penn State, 20-19, on Saturday in State College, Pa. Here is a rundown of what went well and what did not from a Terps perspective.
- There were a lot of Maryland football fans scratching their heads after the Terps refused to shake hands with their Penn State counterparts during the coin toss before Saturday's game and also were hit with a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for their pregame behavior.
- Maryland kicker Brad Craddock hit a go-ahead field goal with 51 seconds remaining and the Terrapins' defense followed with one last stop to pull of a 20-19 win over Penn State at Beaver Stadium on Saturday.
- Maryland football coach Randy Edsall emphasized to his players that there is something different about Saturday's game at Penn State.
- When it was sunny and around 60 degrees in College Park on Tuesday, Maryland coach Randy Edsall joked about that weather not being beneficial for the Terps as they prepared for Saturday¿s game at Penn State.
- When Maryland was recruiting quarterback C.J. Brown, James Franklin, played him in a ping-pong match. The results are still debated today.
- Penn State's 4-0 start this season might have led some to believe that new coach James Franklin was simply putting the finishing touch on a masterful rebuilding job former coach Bill O'Brien started before he left for the Houston Texans after only two years.
- After being limited to 175 yards of total offense during a 52-7 loss to Wisconsin last week, the Terps are preparing to face one of the top-ranked defenses in the country when they travel to Penn State on Saturday.
- Maryland's football team lost to Wisconsin, 52-7, on Saturday in Madison. Here is a rundown of what went well and what did not from a Terps perspective.