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Randy Edsall and is Maryland football team recognize the significance of Saturday's game against No. 20 Ohio State at Byrd Stadium.

Here are our predictions for Maryland's matchup with No. 20 Ohio State on Saturday in College Park. Kickoff is at noon, and the game will be broadcast on ABC.

Maryland announced on Thursday that football season ticket sales have increased 25 percent since last year. That means coach Randy Edsall will receive a $100,000 bonus, according to Edsall's contract.

In two straight games, Maryland running back Brandon Ross has taken a short screen pass, maneuvered through traffic and outrun the defense for a long touchdown down the left sideline.

Urban Meyer said Ohio State's pass defense is its "Achilles' heel." Maryland's football team will try to attack that Saturday in College Park.

Without critiquing Brady Hoke or Michigan, Terps coach Randy Edsall laid out the team's concussion protocol Tuesday when asked how Maryland approaches players who display concussion-like symptoms.

The University of Connecticut has completed fundraising for a memorial in honor of former Huskies cornerback Jasper Howard, who was killed at on-campus dance in 2009. The "lead gift" for the memorial came from Maryland's Randy Edsall, who was Howard's coach at Connecticut.

Even without Braxton Miller, who suffered a season-ending shoulder injury during preseason practice, Ohio State's offense is still gaining a lot of yards and scoring a lot of points in recent weeks.

Maryland quarterback C.J. Brown's availability for Ohio State game won't be known until game time

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.

Maryland beat Indiana, 37-15, and is 1-0 in conference play as a member of the Big Ten. Here is what went well and what didn't Saturday from a Terps perspective.

Maryland starting quarterback C.J. Brown suffered an apparent left arm injury during the first half of the Terps' game against Indiana.

Maryland jumped out to a 14-point lead over the Hoosiers during the first half, extended its advantage to 25 early in the fourth quarter and beat Indiana, 37-15.

Maryland will depend on the usual group of core players to beat Indiana on Saturday in the Terps¿ first conference game as a member of the Big Ten. But Maryland could have to lean heavily on some young and previously under-the-radar players as well.

In first Big Ten test, the Maryland Terrapins face Indiana's up-tempo offense

After years of not landing players from Tampa, Fla., Maryland coach Randy Edsall and the Terps are competing with power schools like Florida, Florida State, Miami and others for some of the top players in that area.

Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil did not start during the Terps¿ win over Syracuse Saturday. But the Towson High graduate was on the field for around 25 snaps and will probably see his workload increase.

The Maryland football team begins Big Ten Conference play Saturday at Indiana, and the road venues only get tougher from there.

Maryland cornerback Will Likely has been selected as the Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week.

Maryland will apply for medical redshirts for sophomore tight end Andrew Isaacs and junior defensive end Quinton Jefferson, coach Randy Edsall said Tuesday.

Maryland released an updated depth chart Monday in advance of Saturday's game at Indiana.

Maryland coach Randy Edsall stood outside the visiting locker room at the Carrier Dome on Saturday shortly after the Terps beat Syracuse.

Maryland defensive end Quinton Jefferson will miss the rest of the season because of a right knee injury he suffered during the Terps' loss to West Virginia on Sept. 13.

Maryland came away with a 34-20 road win over Syracuse on Saturday afternoon. Here is what went well and what didn't from a Terps perspective.

Syracuse (2-1) took an early 3-0 lead on a 35-yard field goal by kicker Ryan Norton, but the Terps scored 14 straight points and pushed their lead to 31-13 by halftime

The Terps, who have dealt with numerous serious injuries to key players the past two seasons, got through preseason practice relatively healthy. But the injuries have continued to mount since the season started in late August, and Maryland lost two more starters to injuries during Saturday's 34-20 win over Syracuse.

Maryland starting tight end Andrew Isaacs suffered a dislocated knee during the third quarter of the Terps¿ game against Syracuse on Saturday, an injury that will sideline him for the rest of the season.

Randy Edsall was a quarterback at Syracuse from 1976-79. He then began his coaching career at Syracuse as a graduate assistant 1980 and spent 11 seasons on the Orange's staff before moving on to Boston College in 1991.

If Maryland cornerback Will Likely is not in class or on the practice field, Taylor says Likely is often just in the Terps¿ defensive back team meeting room evaluating film.

The key to Syracuse's defense against mobile quarterbacks like Maryland's C.J. Brown is controlling the edge, writes Jesse Dougherty, sports editor for The Daily Orange.

Offensive coordinator Mike Locksley reiterated Wednesday that C.J. Brown is the Terps¿ starting quarterback and that Caleb Rowe is his backup.

The Terps might get outside linebackers Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil and Matt Robinson back for Saturday's game against Syracuse. Inside linebacker L.A. Goree might play as well. But all four of Maryland's starting linebackers have dealt with injuries during the early part of the season, and it is possible the Terps will again have to rely heavily on backup players when Maryland plays a Syracuse team that ran for 289 yards in a 40-3 win over Central Michigan last week.

Maryland coach Randy Edsall says the blockers on the Terps' kick and punt coverage teams have an understanding. As Edsall tells it, they know if they block and do their job that Maryland has two returners who can take the ball the distance on any given play.

One of the top-rated members of Maryland's past recruiting class could see some playing time when the Terps play Syracuse on Saturday.

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On a typical Saturday night after a game, Maryland coach Randy Edsall will sit in his home office and break down the film, going through and analyzing each play while also grading the performance of each player.

Maryland running back Wes Brown did not play during the Terps' loss to West Virginia on Saturday, something Terps coach Randy Edsall later explained as a "head coach's decision."

The Terps did not get much help from the officials, most notably during the game's final minutes.

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.

The Terps failed to score on their final two drives, and quarterback Clint Trickett led a game-winning drive for the Mountaineers (2-1) over the final 2 minutes, 35 seconds of the fourth quarter.

A year after a 37-0 loss to Maryland, the Mountaineers are much better, as Terps coach Randy Edsall and his staff saw Sunday

Two high-profile recruits will be in attendance when Maryland takes on West Virginia on Saturday in College Park.

Andrew Isaacs has not been a factor as pass-catcher. Quarterback C.J. Brown has not even thrown a pass in Isaacs¿ direction through Maryland¿s first two games. But offensive coordinator Mike Locksley said Isaacs continues to progress in all facets of his game, and he said the wide receiver could become more of a factor in the passing game as the season goes on.

Maryland beat West Virginia 37-0 in Baltimore last season. However, the Terps' pass defense is going to be challenged by Trickett and an improved Mountaineers passing game Saturday.