Maryland Terrapins NCAA Football News

Maryland freshman punter Nick Ferrara didn't know it, but his misfiring right foot saved a legend's job Saturday.

TV: Raycom. Weather: 40 percent rain chance, about 70. It's the final home game for longtime Florida State defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews , and the Seminoles are playing to become bowl eligible.

The negative numbers are starting to wear on the Maryland Terrapins. Six straight losses.

Maryland at FSU, noon Saturday, Ch. 44, 1040-AM The Seminoles would sure like to win Saturday in their home finale and not face a must-win next week at No.

The Maryland football team could use some good news this week. The Terrapins have lost five straight and seven of their last eight after a 1-1 start.

For his first season and a half as Maryland's offensive coordinator, James Franklin remained perched in the press box on game days.

As expected, the Hokies were dominant in their 36-9 drubbing of Maryland Saturday in College Park.

Virginia Tech arrived at Byrd Stadium in all-white uniforms. Maryland countered with black jerseys and pants and played under a dreary gray sky.

What's the biggest problem with Maryland Terrapins football this year? No stars were available to make plays for them over the course of the season.

Sophomore quarterback Jamarr Robinson made his first career start for Maryland, but his 129 rushing yards and 104 passing yards weren't enough to overcome No.

Although no longer a candidate for the national championship, No. 20 Virginia Tech still has several worthwhile goals within reach.

With the threat of flooding due to heavy rain in the area, the University of Maryland football team held practice in its off-campus indoor facility Thursday afternoon in preparation for Saturday's Virginia Tech game.

NC State faces Maryland today in a huge game for both teams. Kickoff is set for 1:00, and the game is not televised.

Maryland's hopes of upsetting No. 20 Virginia Tech on Saturday might hinge on the play of sophomore quarterback Jamarr Robinson, who could receive his first career start in place of injured senior Chris Turner.

Terps and Hokies to kick off at 1 p.m. in College Park; Maryland to wear special uniforms to promote Wounded Warriors Project Saturday, Nov.

Give credit to NC State and Maryland for being gracious competitors. The Wolfpack's Homecoming Day football game was an enjoyable a contest as the weather was pleasant in Raleigh Saturday afternoon.

Chad DiFebbo and the Shippensburg University football team weren't about to let their NCAA Division II playoff hopes up to chance.

Russell Wilson threw three touchdowns and ran for another, and North Carolina State snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off Maryland 38-31 on Saturday.

While the winner of Saturday's Maryland-North Carolina State game faces an uncertain fate the rest of the season, the ramifications for the loser are clear: It will be the first ACC team eliminated from bowl contention and, at least for now, will earn the title as the conference's worst team.

No teams in the conference have struggled as mightily as the two that will collide at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Neither has won a game in more than a month. They have a combined 2-11 record against division I-A teams. Narrow and not-so-narrow defeats, plus injuries, have left both grasping for signs of hope.

This isn't the way any member of the Terrapin football team's small senior class wanted to end their careers.