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Maryland quarterback Daxx Garman had surgery on his right shoulder Thursday and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Saturday.

Maryland, picked to win the Big Ten by conference media and coaches, was ranked No. 9 in the preseason poll. The Terps return four starters from last year's 34-3 squad that went undefeated in the Big Ten and advanced to its second straight Final Four.

Had Ryan Gomes decided to bypass the upcoming fall signing period, he might very well have been one of those cross-your-fingers spring signees.

Gilman jumped into MaxPreps Xcellent 25 football rankings Monday, earning the No.4 4 ranking after Friday's 63-12 romp over St. Frances.

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.

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.

Saturday night's game against Michigan kicks off Maryland's second season in the Big Ten Conference, but it also begins a daunting stretch of games that could prove telling about the course of the Terps' season. After playing No. 22 Michigan, Maryland has matchups at No. 1 Ohio State, versus Penn State in Baltimore, at 4-0 Iowa, versus No. 19 Wisconsin, at No. 2 Michigan State and versus 4-0 Indiana before finishing up with a Thanksgiving weekend tilt against a discombobulated Rutgers program.

After Mike Minter¿s labrum injury forced Maryland to re-shuffle its offensive line before the West Virginia, the Terps reverted back to the one they expected to have when camp opened in August. The results were mixed, with the unit allowing its first sacks of the season and allowing the Mountaineers to put pressure on the quarterback, but running back Brandon Ross racked up 130 yards.

There were plenty of disparities from Maryland's 45-6 loss at West Virginia, starting with the score and working on down through total yards, plays and other various aspects of the game. And in his postgame press conference, coach Randy Edsall brought up on particular aspect unprompted: the Terps' inability to convert third and fourth downs against the Mountaineers defense. Maryland was 4 of 14 on third down conversions and failed twice on fourth down. West Virginia, meanwhile, was 9 of 16 on

Maryland¿s 45-6 loss to West Virginia was coach Randy Edsall¿s third-worst and 15th of at least 20 points during his four-plus year tenure in College Park.

There were plenty of disparities from Maryland¿s 45-6 loss at West Virginia, starting with the score and working on down through total yards, plays, penalties and other various aspects of the game.

After a performance filled with penalties in a win over South Florida, Maryland coach Randy Edsall preached better discipline and decision making entering Saturday's game at West Virginia. With the Terps facing a high-powered offense and a hostile environment at sold-out Milan Puskar Stadium, Edsall knew that self-inflicted mistakes had to be avoided if his team wanted a chance to win.

Through more than three and a half games featuring uneven Maryland quarterback play, Daxx Garman remained on the sideline, headset and red baseball cap on his head, and signaling in plays from the sideline with the other backup quarterbacks. But with 2 minutes, 51 seconds left in the third quarter of Maryland's 45-6 loss at West Virginia, Garman finally got the chance to lead the Terps offense after starter Caleb Rowe threw four interceptions and struggled to establish any rhythm with an offense

Through more than three and a half games featuring uneven Maryland quarterback play, Daxx Garman remained on the sideline, headset and red baseball cap on his head, and signaling in plays from the sideline with the other backup quarterbacks.

On a day where nothing seemed to be going right for Maryland, the Terps seemed to find a glimmer of hope down more than five touchdowns to West Virginia after fullback Shane Cockerille emerged from a pile after the second half kickoff. It would be a short field for an offense struggling behind quarterback Caleb Rowe and an opportunity to get on the scoreboard to find some respectability against the rival Mountaineers.

That Saturday at Byrd Stadium more than a year ago filled with drenching rains, big plays and heartbreak remained a stark memory for Maryland as it worked to get ready for its matchup with West Virginia on Saturday. The Terps fell to the Mountaineers, 40-37, on a last second field goal by West Virginia kicker Josh Lambert in a back-and-forth battle that ultimately came down to a few plays.

After an embarrassing loss to Bowling Green in which Maryland gave up 28 fourth-quarter points and squandered a halftime lead, the Terps coaching staff issued a simple but strict challenge to the defense: be better.

Despite being more than two touchdown underdogs on the road at West Virginia, Maryland is prepped for a matchup that has much more at stake than the Terps trying to get their third win of the season before Big Ten Conference play starts against Michigan on Oct. 3.

They won't be on the field at the same time, but Maryland middle linebacker Jermaine Carter Jr. knows there will be a familiar face on the far sideline when the Terps take on West Virginia at Milan Puskar Stadium on Saturday. Mountaineers safety DaeJuan Funderburk was a year behind Carter at Friendship Collegiate Academy in Washington — part of a loaded defense that also featured current Maryland defensive ends Yannick Ngakoue and Cavon Walker and Florida cornerback Jalen Tabor. And though

Maryland's younger players have seen it on TV, heard the stories from the older players and have dealt with crowd noise piped into practice. But they know there's no perfect recreation of walking into Milan Puskar Stadium packed with 60,000 fans to face West Virginia. After playing the first three games of the season at Byrd Stadium, the Terps hit the road for the first time this year to face the Mountaineers in a rivalry matchup that will be an eye-opening experience.

The Maryland defensive line has made a second home in the opposing backfield in its first three games this season, harassing quarterbacks and racking up sacks. Through three games, the Terps rank second in the nation with 14 sacks, one off Texas A&M's 15.

Maryland's matchup against West Virginia on Sept. 26 will have a 3 p.m. kickoff and be televised on Fox Sports 1, the Big 12 Conference announced Monday.

At least 109 players from The Sun's coverage area — Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties — are listed on FBS rosters. This includes players who grew up in this area and went to high school elsewhere and players from other areas who came here to attend high school.

With the release of the Associated Press' preseason top 25 on Sunday, the Terps are looking at matchups with three ranked teams and three others receiving votes. Maryland will face the No. 1 Buckeyes, who were tabbed as the first-ever unanimous top-ranked team in the poll's history, on Oct. 10 in Columbus, followed up a homecoming tilt with No. 20 Wisconsin on Nov. 7 and a trip to No. 5 Michigan State on Nov. 14.

When Darrell Perkins took over as Maryland's defensive backs coach in March, he was inheriting one of the team's most veteran position groups with four projected upperclassmen starters. But he was also taking over a position group in transition, with roles and schemes changing as the Terps switch from the 3-4 defense to new defensive coordinator Keith Dudzinski's 4-3.

Franklin All-Metro athlete Steven Smothers announced on Twitter Wednesday that he has committed to play football at West Virginia.

Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association football players trade summer vacation for preseason Tuesday.

With Melo Trimble playing on the U.S. team at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, sophomore from Springfield, Mass., is getting a chance to show Maryland coach Mark Turgeon how the offense looks when he gets to run it during the limited summer workouts allowed under NCAA guidelines.

Who do you like in the WVU-Kentucky game? For Baltimore-Washington, the choice should be a short country road away

The Tampa Bay Rays will honor former longtime senior adviser Don Zimmer by retiring uniform No. 66 before their April 6 season opener against the Orioles.

Point guard Melo Trimble flew back to College Park with the rest of the Maryland men's basketball team on Monday morning, a team spokesman said.

As Maryland men's basketball's 2014-15 season ends, the excitement around the Terps' program is only building.

Bob Huggins' daughters went to Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday to support his West Virginia men's basketball team against Maryland in the NCAA tournament. Somewhere in the course of a Sweet 16-clinching, 69-59 win, their advocacy turned into something ugly.

When Maryland point guard Melo Trimble went out with a head injury, West Virginia turned up the heat to put away the Terps in the NCAA tournament.

After getting into foul trouble and scoring just four points in first NCAA tournament game, Terps forward Jake Layman knows he needs to do more against West Virginia.

West Virginia point guard Daxter Miles Jr. and assistant coach Billy Hahn talk about their Maryland roots every day.

One thing Maryland knows heading into its second game of the NCAA tournament: West Virginia will defend all over the court.

For the Terps to have a chance to beat the Mountaineers, breaking the press that West Virginia uses is critical.

Before his team left to play Kentucky early this season, second-year Buffalo coach Bobby Hurley put on the ring he received for helping win back-to-back national championships at Duke in 1991 and 1992.

Maryland defensive end Quinton Jefferson has spent the past four years learning a lot about patience. And life.

Patrick Allen, Kai Locksley and Lawrence Cager were among dozens of Baltimore area football and soccer players signing national letters of intent to receive athletics scholarships.

Three standout juniors, whom The Baltimore Sun is following through the recruiting process until national signing day in 2016, had stellar performances on the field last fall, playing major roles in their teams' championship seasons and earning first-team All-Metro and All-State accolades.

A redshirt freshman, the 6-foot-2, 225-pound McManus finished this season with 26 catches for 422 yards and six touchdowns.

A look at college football players from the state of Maryland who will play in bowl games this winter.

The Terps return to Xfinity Center Friday night against Monmouth (2-2) seemingly undaunted, in the midst of the program's first 5-0 start in eight years and on the cusp of its first national ranking in five seasons after beating Arizona State and No. 13 Iowa State.

The Ravens traded up to select linebacker Arthur Brown in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft, but the 2012 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year's highlight reel has effectively been put on pause at the professional level.

Maryland will look to sophomore wide receiver Jacquille Veii and others to help fill in for junior receiver Stefon Diggs, who is suspended for Saturday's game against No. 12 Michigan State and could miss the remainder of the season after suffering a lacerated kidney against Penn State on Nov. 1.

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.