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The Maryland Terrapins have played big games at Byrd Stadium before, but there is no longer any question that the decision to jump to the Big Ten Conference has electrified the atmosphere around the football program.

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.

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.

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 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:

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.

Behind Ralph Friedgen, a Rutgers offense that was so consistently bad last season put up 41 points and 496 yards of total offense during the Scarlet Knights' shootout win over Washington State Thursday night.

L.A. Goree was small enough as a freshman at Maryland in 2010 that former Terps coach Ralph Friedgen asked Goree to switch from linebacker to safety.

Maryland lists Myers at defensive end, his primary position in high school. He has worked mostly with the third-team defense through the early part of preseason practice, but coach Randy Edsall likes what he has seen.

Maryland's C.J. Brown and Prairie View A&M's Jerry Lovelocke named to Johnny Unitas Award watch list, which honors best senior or fourth-year quarterback

Penn State football coach James Franklin rolled through Baltimore as part of the Nittany Lions' annual 'Coaches Caravan' on Wednesday.

Maryland offensive coordinator Mike Locksley reportedly receives new contract

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and producer-editor Jonas Shaffer weigh in on three topics from the past week in Maryland sports.

Former Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen -- who sought a contract extension from the school in 2010 and instead found himself out of a job -- may meet up with the Terps next season.

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

Former Maryland wide receiver Torrey Smith sat in the first row as Lee Hull was introduced as Morgan State's 19th head football coach on Thursday.

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.

Morgan State to announce Maryland assistant Lee Hull as head football coach.Hull was last remaining Friedgen hire on Maryland staff,

Maryland will play Marshall (9-4) in the Military Bowl at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annpolis, a source with knowledge of the situation said Sunday night.

Maryland defensive line coach Greg Gattuso will be hired as the next head coach at Albany University, according to multiple media reports.

Tracking the Terps caught up with former Maryland linebacker Shawne Merriman, who will hold his annual coat drive at Byrd Stadium before Saturday's football game against Boston College.

The Military Bowl in Annapolis would be 'a logical choice' for Maryland, and the AdvoCare V100 Bowl in Shreveport is also scouting the Terps.

Maryland football coach Randy Edsall always talks about the process, how building a program is more than just wins and losses. At times, Edsall's mantra has been overshadowed by long losing streaks for his team and bouts of frustration among the fan base.

Q&A with reporter Andy Bitter about Terps-Virginia Tech

One more win would make Maryland bowl-eligible for the first time since 2010, but it would also accomplish a whole lot more.

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.

The crowd started gathering long before the guest of honor was due to arrive. They wore No. 82 jerseys, Super Bowl XLVII championship T-shirts and any other purple article of clothing they could find, turning Jimmy's Famous Seafood into a Ravens pep rally.

The football success of Maryland (4-0) and Towson (5-0) is not only rare, it is a sign their coaches view as a measuring stick for the talent within the state.

Randy Edsall's Maryland football team couldn't match Florida State's speed two years ago in Tallahassee, but Saturday could be different.

After Maryland was included Sunday in the newly released AP Top 25, it was more than fair to ask: When was the last time the Terps were actually ranked in the poll during the season?

Should Maryland Terps football team be nationally ranked?

Maryland starting cornerback Dexter McDougle will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury he suffered against Connecticut on Saturday night while playing perhaps the finest game of his career, coach Randy Edsall said Sunday.

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and producer-editor Jonas Shaffer weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

As Randy Edsall enters his third Maryland season, Terps fans are waiting to see if his latest program — fashioned increasingly in his image — has arrived.

Sometimes, Maryland defensive line coach Greg Gattuso will lapse back to when he was a howling bear of a head coach stalking the sidelines as if looking for prey.

Maryland won just two football games in 2011, followed by four victories in 2012. As 2013 training camp begins, there is an internal clock ticking inside many Terps players and coaches saying it's time to collect at least two more wins and return to a bowl game for the first time since 2010.

Matt Robinson should be at the point in his Maryland career where everything is done on muscle memory. The former Atholton standout should also be at the point where his starting position is solidified.

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

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.

Nick Ferrara, a former Maryland kicker, is now playing for Stony Brook. He talked to The Sun about his Terps career.

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.

Maryland football coach Randy Edsall knows that the best way to create interest in his program is to win, and that a 6-18 record over his first two two years is not going to do it.

The Military Bowl, held at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., since 2008, is moving to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis this December.

Kevin Dorsey, a Green Bay Packers draft pick, talks about his career with the Maryland Terps.