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Digest: Loyola Maryland senior Coan wins gold at World Para Swimming Championships

Maryland men's basketball point guard Melo Trimble had a good Saturday.

Maryland football coach DJ Durkin is taking his time in his search for the Terps next offensive coordinator.

Much has changed since September 2011.

With a rainy, windy day forecasted for Saturday because of Hurricane Joaquin, Maryland and Michigan could be forced to take the ball out of their quarterbacks' hands and place it firmly in the bellies of their running backs.

During the week, Maryland coach Randy Edsall talked about how his team's depth chart tweaks this week would revamp its offense and open things up for big plays. With Caleb Rowe starting at quarterback and wide receivers Taivon Jacobs and D.J. Moore moving into starting roles, the "vertical passing game" was set to shine in Saturday's matchup with South Florida. Late in the first quarter, Maryland showed why those moves were made. On a third-and-9 from his own 30-yard line, Rowe slung a pass up

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 quarterback C.J. Brown's father Clark Brown was Michigan State's starting QB in 1983, but knee injury ended his career

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.

Well-traveled former Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien has his foot in the door with the Atlanta Falcons.

Quarterback Danny O'Brien says he feels he has "something to prove" after college-long odyssey.

At Penn State, James Franklin would find himself competing with the Maryland in the Big Ten's East Division and — perhaps more importantly — in recruiting the Baltimore-Washington region.

Kenny Tate couldn't have known how fleeting it would be -- those heady weeks after his junior season of 2010 when the NFL beckoned and he made a fateful decision to postpone the career he long imagined and return to Maryland.

Former Maryland and Wisconsin quarterback Danny O'Brien is transferring to Catawba College, a Division II school in Salisbury, N.C., for his final season, FOXSportsWisconsin.com reports.

Baltimore Sun reporter Jeff Barker and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

The Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. This week, we exchanged emails with Dave Tucker, who blogs about Maryland football and basketball for the Testudo Times blog.

Former Maryland starting quarterback Danny O'Brien said today that he won't return to Wisconsin next season and is looking for a suitable spot to transfer for his final year of eligibility.

Facing a third-and-long early in the third quarter against Duke, Dave Stinebaugh made the biggest play of his young career. The Maryland tight end hauled in a 19-yard pass from quarterback Danny O'Brien, keeping the Terps' drive alive in an eventual 21-16 win.

With C.J. Brown back in a limited role after missing last season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament, and Perry Hills and Caleb Rowe continuing to rehab their own knee injuries, Maryland coach Randy Edsall said Monday that his two healthy quarterbacks will be off-limits to contact when spring practice starts Saturday.

Keenan Reynolds' emergence at quarterback sparks Navy while injuries to succession of passers throw Maryland for a loss

Keenan Reynolds' emergence at quarterback sparks Navy while injuries to succession of passers throw Maryland for a loss

The latest injury — a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered by freshman Perry Hills in Saturday's loss to North Carolina State — leaves Maryland to choose between two very different sorts of quarterbacks: Caleb Rowe and Devin Burns.

As Maryland prepared for No. 8 West Virginia, it might have comforted Terps fans — but only a little — that there have been other occasions in recent seasons in which the team entered games as a multi-touchdown underdog and came away with its dignity intact, if not with a win.

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

Former Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien went 19-for-23 for 219 yards and two touchdowns as Wisconsin beat Northern Iowa.

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

After finishing up practice with the Wisconsin football team, former Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien heard from a few of his old teammates. C.J. Brown, the man who took O'Brien's starting job 10 months ago, had torn his ACL during a noncontact drill and would miss the 2012 season.

Junior quarterback C.J. Brown became the first major casualty of preseason practice. Second-year coach Randy Edsall announced in a statement Wednesday afternoon that Brown will miss the 2012 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

While Brown has shown some improvement in those areas from where he was last fall, when he twice replaced former Terp star Danny O'Brien as the starter, the development of his two freshman backups remains under scrutiny as Maryland gets ready for its season opener Sept. 1 against William & Mary

Jeff Barker, Don Markus and Matt Bracken discuss the Maryland men's basketball team, including thoughts on Ashton Pankey's transfer and the many earlier-than-expected Terps departures.

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland football and basketball.

Since coming to Maryland from Army 18 months ago, Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson has been forced to make some tough decisions – one which could come back to haunt him.

Following in path blazed by Wilson, O'Brien could be leading candidate to start next year

Countdown begins for Maryland football

Over the past week, Penn State and Wisconsin have been mentioned in connection with Danny O'Brien, the former Maryland starter who will graduate in May and have two years of NCAA eligibility remaining.

The Maryland football team's attempt to rebound started in earnest Saturday. The Terps kicked off spring practice, though the real work began much earlier.

Maryland is preparing to open spring football practice with 10 starters back on defense, questions on the offensive line and a promise from coach Randy Edsall that "we're on the right track."

Report suggests former Maryland quarterback could be target of new Penn State staff

Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien has been granted his release from the program and intends to play elsewhere. The school also announced that offensive lineman Max Garcia and linebacker Mario Rowson are transferring.

Danny O'Brien is contemplating life after Maryland

As he focused in recent months on classwork and recovering from a broken left arm, Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien has also pondered whether to return to the Terps next season, according to a relative.

Terps' new offensive coordinator ready for fresh start

Danny O'Brien ponders the future

Locksley talks about himself, Terps

Terps to open with William & Mary

In a Q&A with The Baltimore Sun's Peter Schmuck, Maryland football coach Randy Edsall talks about his difficult first season and how the Terps will turn things around.