When Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman didn't see much playing time as a kid, his father Clair motivated him. And Gausman gleaned the same passion for pitching that his dad had being a college football official.
After Maryland went 2-10 last season, senior starters Joe Vellano, A.J. Francis, Kenneth Tate, Kevin Dorsey and others imagined that their final seasons would coincide with a turnaround performance punctuated by a bowl game.