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In the week leading up to his Virginia football team traveling to College Park, Cavalier coach Al Groh admitted he made a mistake in not recruiting Terrapin wide receiver Torrey Smith when he was in high school.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - MTSU hopes lightning strikes twice, but not necessarily at the same place.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, So who is Darrius Heyward-Bey anyway? He could be your cousin, your brother, or your best friend.

Maryland sophomore Torrey Smith has shown he can run back kicks, catch passes and run the ball from scrimmage.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Let's just tell the truth; the University of Maryland and athletes associated with the University of Maryland have no business on the West Coast.

By Patrick Stevens Thursday, September 3, 2009 Article ) Classes commenced at Maryland on Monday, and the first day of school wasn't too early for Bruce Campbell to absorb one of his most important lessons of the year.

Flashing a wide smile, Torrey Smith held up his left hand, extended each finger one by one and counted to five.

'That's how many times I played receiver in high school,' Smith said. 'Five plays.'

How the third-year Maryland sophomore went from a well-regarded high school quarterback to well-regarded college wide receiver after moving to the position just two seasons ago is a testament to cerebral skills as much as physical attributes.

Smith earned most of his notoriety last season for his performance as a kick returner after setting the ACC's single-season record with 1,089 kickoff return yards. But his emergence as a wide receiver -- 16 of his 24 catches last season came during the final six games -- has coaches and teammates eager to see his next step in his growth as a wide receiver.

By Patrick Stevens Sunday, August 30, 2009 Article ) As receivers, Adrian Cannon and Darrius Heyward-Bey are not much alike.

The Associated Press Maryland quarterback Chris Turner will lead a young Terrapin team that has lost 30 seniors from last year's 8-5 squad.

There will be many position battles among the Terps defense this year. At roughly 9:30 Monday night, the Terrapin football team was finally finished.

As first-year defensive coordinator Don Brown stood in front of a camera and read a scripted welcome message for the Terrapin football team's website at Monday's media day, offensive coordinator James Franklin watched attentively.

"I really don't want it to be the topic," Maryland's famously plump football coach said after explaining how a diet suggested to him by a Terrapins fan at one of his weekly radio shows helped him lose 105 pounds since the end of last season.

Riverdale Baptist grad Travis Ivey and the rest of the University of Maryland defensive linemen wait to have their photos taken during the team's media day on Monday at Byrd Stadium.

In assessing the potential of the 2009 Maryland football team, Ralph Friedgen has adopted the same approach he used during a diet that enabled him to lose 105 pounds.

In 2009, the Maryland 's football program features a slimmed-down coach, an upgraded stadium and the same goal it has pursued for the last couple of seasons: greater consistency.

Ralph Friedgen will stand behind a microphone Monday and answer a hodgepodge of season-specific questions about two-deep depth charts and two-a-day practices. But the larger issue remains the same as it has been the past six summers: Can the ninth-year Maryland coach again lift the program to the heights it reached during his first three years, when the Terrapins won at least 10 games each season and Friedgen became known as one of the game's brightest offensive minds?

Despite an assortment of adjustments in recent years -- assuming offensive coordinator duties and then relinquishing those duties -- the team has achieved middling results. It has taken the past five seasons for Maryland to eclipse the combined win total (31) that Friedgen achieved in his first three seasons. The past five seasons also have yielded an 18-22 record in an Atlantic Coast Conference that has become deeper and more balanced.

Ralph Friedgen will stand behind a microphone Monday and answer a hodgepodge of season-specific questions about two-deep depth charts and two-a-day practices. But the larger issue remains the same as it has been the past six summers: Can the ninth-year Maryland coach again lift the program to the heights it reached during his first three years, when the Terrapins won at least 10 games each season and Friedgen became known as one of the game's brightest offensive minds?

Despite an assortment of adjustments in recent years -- assuming offensive coordinator duties and then relinquishing those duties -- the team has achieved middling results. It has taken the past five seasons for Maryland to eclipse the combined win total (31) that Friedgen achieved in his first three seasons. The past five seasons also have yielded an 18-22 record in an Atlantic Coast Conference that has become deeper and more balanced.

Murmurs of disappointment could clearly be heard from silver-and-black-clad fans at Radio City Music Hall last April when the Oakland Raiders took wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey with the seventh pick in the NFL draft.

Ralph Friedgen will stand behind a microphone Monday and answer a hodgepodge of season-specific questions about two-deep depth charts and two-a-day practices. But the larger issue remains the same as it has been the past six summers: Can the ninth-year Maryland coach again lift the program to the heights it reached during his first three years, when the Terrapins won at least 10 games each season and Friedgen became known as one of the game's brightest offensive minds?

Despite an assortment of adjustments in recent years -- assuming offensive coordinator duties and then relinquishing those duties -- the team has achieved middling results. It has taken the past five seasons for Maryland to eclipse the combined win total (31) that Friedgen achieved in his first three seasons. The past five seasons also have yielded an 18-22 record in an Atlantic Coast Conference that has become deeper and more balanced.

The Oakland Raiders signed four of their draft picks on Wednesday, including second-round safety Mike Mitchell.