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¿I¿ve gotten a lot of messages from coaches around this area congratulating us and really proud of what we did and what we¿re doing,¿ Edsall said.

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.

Tuesday column combining Terps no-handshake controversy and Michael Gardner touchdown story

The status of Maryland wide receiver Stefon Diggs is uncertain because of a midsection injury the junior suffered against Penn State on Saturday, according to sources.

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.

"When we execute at a high level and we run to the football, I think we always have a chance, regardless of who's out there, to be really good," Maryland coach Randy Edsall said.

Maryland football coach Randy Edsall began his postgame news conference Saturday with an apology.

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.

Penn State's defense will create problems for the Terps' offensive line and that Maryland will have trouble putting up points against that highly ranked Nittany Lions defense.

Will Maryland and Penn State develop a rivalry in football? It will take a few more wins for the Terps.

While Hackenberg has more interceptions (9) than touchdown passes (6) in seven games this season, he threw for 2,955 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a true freshman last season after signing with Penn State as a five-star recruit.

Adrian Amos, a Penn State senior who played under Davis at Calvert Hall, is one of three players from Baltimore County who could play a key role when Maryland faces the Nittany Lions Saturday in State College, Pa. Donovan Smith (Owings Mills) is Penn State's starting left tackle. Trevor Williams (Calvert Hall) is a starting cornerback.

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 heads into Saturday's game at Penn State as a three-point underdog, according to four lines listed on ESPN.com.

On Sunday, Maryland coach Randy Edsall shared some thoughts and feelings with his players stemming from the 52-7 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday and mostly just called for the Terps to put the game behind them and move forward.

The Maryland men's soccer team (5-5-2, 2-1-1 Big Ten Conference) scored a season-high four goals Sunday in a 4-0 shutout of visiting No. 3 Penn State (10-1-1, 4-1-0).

Ben's Cat has a chance next Saturday at Laurel Park to become the first horse to win Jim McKay Maryland Million races in four different years.

After this week's bye, Maryland (4-2) begins the second half of its season against Iowa next week. Here is a look at the Terps' final six opponents:

Maryland wrestling begins its first season as a Big Ten member Oct. 26 and will later face perennial national powers like Penn State, Iowa and Minnesota in College Park.

Franklin's Patrick Allen, Steven Smothers were the recruiting targets of Penn State football coach James Franklin, who arrived to see them in a helicopter.

The Terps (4-1) appear to be coming together and playing their best football of the season as they head into a challenging second half of their schedule that includes games against Big Ten powers like Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State.

The Maryland's men's basketball team will have at least 11 of its conference games featured on the Big Ten Network this winter.

Calvert Hall graduate Trevor Williams named Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Week

College football players in FBS from the Baltimore area for 2014.

Maryland's men's basketball team has been picked by The Sporting News to finish seventh in its first season in the Big Ten.

When the Ravens made their decisions Saturday, rookie offensive guard John Urschel survived the final major roster cutdown.

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

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.

Unlike Mark Turgeon's first three years at Maryland, the Terps should be more battle-tested when they start play in the Big Ten.

New Big Ten member Maryland will begin charging for tickets to home volleyball games and wrestling matches.

Quince Orchard defensive tackle Adam McLean cannot sign a letter of intent until February, but the rising senior orally committed to Penn State in April because he wanted to help the Nittany Lions build their 2015 recruiting class.

Moving to the Big Ten gives Maryland annual football games against Penn State and an opportunity to build a rivalry unlike those in the ACC.

In May, new Penn State coach James Franklin drew the ire of Maryland coach Randy Edsall and fans of Terps football when he voiced his plans to consistently land the top recruits from the Maryland and Washington, D.C., area.

Maryland finished last year fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference¿s seven-team Atlantic Division.

Former Maryland offensive coordinator James Franklin has already traded words with current Terrapins coach Randy Edsall this offseason. The new Penn State coach also apparently doesn¿t have much of a relationship with his former boss at Maryland, Ralph Friedgen.

Now that it's part of the Big Ten Conference, the University of Maryland will play Penn State this upcoming football season on Nov. 1st, giving fans their first real shot at a solid football rivalry in years.

The Big Ten Conference announced the sites and weekends of the 2015 men's and women's lacrosse conference schedules Tuesday, the same day that Maryland and Rutgers officially joined the conference as full members and Johns Hopkins came on board as an affiliate member in men's lacrosse.

A couple hundred alums, administrators and fans came to the Under Armour Brand House in Harbor East to celebrate Maryland officially joining the Big Ten.

Tuesday, the University of Maryland officially joins the Big Ten athletic conference. This is a winning moment for both athletics and academics at Maryland.

As Maryland leaves the Atlantic Coast Conference for the Big Ten, the Terps will be looking at an entirely new set of competitors in each of their intercollegiate sports.

Boys' Latin lacrosse coach Bob Shriver will retire after 2015 season, his 36th season as Lakers head coach.