THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME
College Park looks nice, but I'm still holding out for that assignment in Hawai'i.
TEN FACTS ABOUT MARYLAND
- It is illegal for boys under the age of 10 to wear lipstick in Maryland.
- At one time Annapolis was the capital of the United States.
- King Williams School (1696) was the first school in the United States.
- Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore.
- St. Francis Academy created the first dental school in the US (1828).
- Cal Ripken Jr was born in Maryland.
- Maryland produces the most blue crabs and soft clams in the United States.
- Jousting is the state sport of Maryland.
- The Maryland Gazette (1727) is the nation's oldest continuously published newspaper.
- Baltimore created the country's first Post Office system (1774).
| LOCATION | College Park, MD |
| YEAR FOUNDED | 1856 |
| ENROLLMENT | 37,964 |
| NICKNAME | Terrapins |
| COLORS | Red, White, Black and Gold |
| HEAD COACH | Randy Edsall |
KNOW MARYLAND'S RECENT HISTORY
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| MARYLAND | YEAR | OHIO STATE |
| 7-5 | 2014 | 14-1 |
| 7-6 | 2013 | 12-2 |
| 4-8 | 2012 | 12-0 |
| 18-19 | TOTAL | 38-3 |
| 6-6 | AVERAGE | 13-1 |
KNOW THE MAN WHO LEADS MARYLAND
Randy Edsall has led the Terrapins to an 18-34 (.346) record. In 2014 he guided Maryland to a 7-6 record. Prior to taking the head job at Maryland Edsall was the head coach at Connecticut from 1999-2010. He was 74-70 at UConn and won 3 bowl games. In his five season at Maryland he has guided the Terps to two bowl games, but did not win either of them.
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| POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING | POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
| QB | CALEB ROWE | .848 | QB | CARDALE JONES | .870 |
| RB | BRANDON ROSS | NA | RB | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT | .969 |
| WR | DJ MOORE | .887 | WR | MICHAEL THOMAS | .870 |
| WR | LEVERN JACOBS | .809 | WR | PARRIS CAMPBELL | .936 |
| WR | TAIVON JACOBS | .844 | HY | BRAXTON MILLER | .983 |
| TE | DERRICK HOWARD | .846 | TE | NICK VANNETT | .912 |
| LT | MICHAEL DUNN | NA | LT | TAYLOR DECKER | .927 |
| LG | RYAN DOYLE | .826 | LG | BILLY PRICE | .916 |
| C | EVAN MULROONEY | .825 | C | JACOBY BOREN | .870 |
| RG | ANDREW ZELLER | .826 | RG | PAT ELFLEIN | .842 |
| RT | DAMIAN PRINCE | .986 | RT | CHASE FARRIS | .925 |
| AVERAGE | .855 | AVERAGE | .911 |
OFFENSIVE STARTERS RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015
- Maryland's highest rated starter is RT Damian Prince (.986).
- The largest gap among the offensive starters is the 174 point gap between Maryland's Levern Jacobs (WR 2) and Ohio State's Jalin Marshall.
- The average of Ohio State's starters is 56 points better than Maryland's.
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| POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS | POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS |
| QB | 6 | QB | 4 |
| RB | 4 | RB | 5 |
| WR | 8 | WR | 11 |
| ATH | 9 | ATH | 9 |
| TE | 3 | TE | 3 |
| OT | 8 | OT | 11 |
| OG / C | 6 | OG / C | 7 |
| TOTAL | 44 | TOTAL | 50 |
OFFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
Maryland's starting QB, Caleb Rowe (.848), was 8/27 for 47 yards and 3 INTs last week against That Team.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 196 | WEIGHT | 208 |
| .857 | COMP. AVERAGE | .890 |
Caleb Rowe (.848) has a lower comp. rating than Ohio State's lowest rated quarterback Stephen Colier (.859).
Last week RB Brandon Ross rushed for 44 yards last week. Through five weeks Ross has gained 402 yards on the ground.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 5-11 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
| 195 | WEIGHT | 207 |
| .861 | COMP. AVERAGE | .953 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Maryland signed four running backs. Wes Brown(.937) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Ezekiel Elliott (.969).
WR DJ Moore (.887) had 20 yards receiving and 3 receptions against TTUN.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-1 | HEIGHT | 6-1 |
| 179 | WEIGHT | 189 |
| .846 | COMP. AVERAGE | .914 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Maryland signed 8 wide receivers. Deon Long (.917) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Jalin Marshall (.983).
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-0 | HEIGHT | 6-3 |
| 191 | WEIGHT | 198 |
| .857 | COMP. AVERAGE | .915 |
The Terps signed 9 athletes between 2012-2015. Stefon Diggs (.997) was their highest rated athlete. Diggs was an Ohio State target, but chose his home-state school. Curtis Samuel (.970) was Ohio State's highest rated athlete.
TE Derrick Hayward (.845) was recruited as an OLB in 2013.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-4 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 227 | WEIGHT | 228 |
| .843 | COMP. AVERAGE | .901 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Maryland signed three tight ends. Ohio State only signed three. Andrew Isaacs (.862) was Maryland's highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was A.J. Alexander (.869)
LT Michael Dunn (No. 76) was signed by Maryland in 2012.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-4 | HEIGHT | 6-8 |
| 279 | WEIGHT | 297 |
| .833 | COMP. AVERAGE | .904 |
Between 2012 and 2015 the Terps signed 8 offensive tackles. Derwin Gray (.925) was Maryland's highest rated OT commit. Ohio State's highest rated OT commit was Jamarco Jones (.970).
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-4 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 286 | WEIGHT | 293 |
| .857 | COMP. AVERAGE | .893 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Maryland signed six players at offensive guard / center. Quarvez Boulware (.904) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Demetrius Knox (.952).
ALL SIGNED PLAYERS 2012-2015
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| WILL ULMER (2014) | 6-1 | 190 | .875 | J.T. BARRETT (2013) | 6-2 | 205 | .935 | |
| SHANE COCKERILLE (2013) | 6-1 | 205 | .866 | JOE BURROW (2015) | 6-4 | 200 | .897 | |
| PERRY HILLS (2012) | 6-3 | 205 | .854 | CARDALE JONES (2012) | 6-5 | 220 | .870 | |
| CALEB ROWE (2012) | 6-3 | 185 | .848 | STEPHEN COLLIER (2014) | 6-4 | 208 | .859 | |
| GAGE SHAFFER (2015) | 6-7 | 205 | .841 | |||||
| RICARDO YOUNG | 6-1 | 185 | NA | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-3 | 196 | .857 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 208 | .890 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| WES BROWN (2012) | 6-0 | 201 | .937 | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (2013) | 6-0 | 212 | .969 | |
| TY JOHNSON (2015) | 5-10 | 178 | .857 | DONTRE WILSON (2013) | 5-10 | 181 | .969 | |
| KENNY GOINS (2012) | 5-10 | 205 | .847 | MICHAEL WEBER (2015) | 5-9 | 219 | .960 | |
| JOE RIDDLE (2012) | 6-1 | 195 | .802 | BRI'ONTE DUNN (2012) | 6-2 | 218 | .954 | |
| WARREN BALL (2012) | 6-2 | 203 | .914 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 5-11 | 195 | .861 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 207 | .953 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| DEON LONG (2013) | 6-0 | 190 | .917 | JALIN MARSHALL (2013) | 5-11 | 196 | .983 | |
| D.J. MOORE (2015) | 6-0 | 180 | .887 | JOHNNIE DIXON (2014) | 5-10 | 187 | .964 | |
| ANTHONY DIXON (2012) | 6-1 | 190 | .834 | PARRIS CAMPBELL (2014) | 6-0 | 184 | .936 | |
| JAHRVIS DAVENPORT (2015) | 5-10 | 180 | .831 | K.J. HILL (2015) | 6-0 | 188 | .930 | |
| AMBA ETTA-TAWO (2012) | 6-3 | 175 | .826 | JAMES CLARK (2013) | 5-10 | 170 | .911 | |
| MALCOLM CULMER (2012) | 5-11 | 175 | .821 | TERRY McLUARIN (2014) | 6-0 | 190 | .905 | |
| LEVERN JACOBS (2012) | 6-0 | 165 | .809 | COREY SMITH (2013) | 5-11 | 185 | .903 | |
| MICHAEL CORNWELL (2015) | 6-4 | 175 | NA | ALEX STUMP (2015) | 6-3 | 195 | .897 | |
| FRANK EPITROPOULOS (2012) | 6-3 | 195 | .878 | |||||
| RICQUAN SOUTHWARD (2012) | 6-2 | 185 | .876 | |||||
| MICHAEL THOMAS (2012) | 6-4 | 200 | .870 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-1 | 179 | .846 | AVERAGE | 6-1 | 189 | .914 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| STEFON DIGGS (2012) | 6-1 | 190 | .997 | CURTIS SAMUEL (2014) | 6-0 | 185 | .970 | |
| JUWANN WINFREE (2014) | 6-2 | 180 | .901 | JEROME BAKER (2015) | 6-2 | 203 | .969 | |
| WILLIAM LIKELY | 5-7 | 171 | .886 | TORRANCE GIBSON (2015) | 6-4 | 204 | .961 | |
| ALBERT REID (2012) | 5-11 | 185 | .867 | SAM HUBBARD (2014) | 6-6 | 225 | .923 | |
| MILAN COLLINS (2013) | 6-2 | 190 | .835 | NOAH BROWN (2014) | 6-2 | 212 | .919 | |
| STEFAN HOUSTON (2012) | 6-3 | 200 | .828 | MALIK HOOKER (2014) | 6-2 | 185 | .886 | |
| ISAIAH DAVIS (2015) | 6-1 | 210 | .822 | TYVIS POWELL (2012) | 6-4 | 180 | .876 | |
| SHAWN PETTY (2012) | 6-3 | 225 | .792 | CHRISTOPHER WORLEY (2013) | 6-3 | 190 | .868 | |
| DeANDRE LANE (2013) | 5-8 | 170 | .782 | DARRON LEE (2013) | 6-2 | 195 | .860 | |
| AVERAGE | 6-0 | 191 | .857 | AVERAGE | 6-3 | 198 | .915 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| ANDREW ISAACS (2013) | 6-3 | 240 | .862 | MARCUS BAUGH (2013) | 6-4 | 225 | .960 | |
| P.J. GALLO (2012) | 6-4 | 225 | .861 | BLAKE THOMAS (2012) | 6-4 | 240 | .871 | |
| ANDREW GRAY (2014) | 6-4 | 215 | .805 | A.J. ALEXANDER (2015) | 6-4 | 220 | .869 | |
| AVERAGE | 6-4 | 227 | .843 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 228 | .901 |
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| DERWIN GRAY (2014) | 6-4 | 291 | .925 | JAMARCO JONES (2014) | 6-5 | 290 | .970 | |
| WILL McCLAIN (2015) | 6-5 | 290 | .829 | EVAN LISLE (2013) | 6-5 | 260 | .965 | |
| MOISE LAROSE (2013) | 6-5 | 275 | .823 | ISAIAH PRINCE (2015) | 6-6 | 272 | .950 | |
| BRENDAN MOORE (2014) | 6-4 | 260 | .821 | TAYLOR DECKER (2012) | 6-8 | 315 | .927 | |
| MALIK JONES (2013) | 6-3 | 230 | .813 | KYLE DODSON (2012) | 6-6 | 330 | .919 | |
| SEAN CHRISTIE (2014) | 6-5 | 280 | .811 | KYLE TROUT (2014) | 6-6 | 300 | .901 | |
| SILVANO ALTAMIRANO (2013) | 6-4 | 290 | .808 | GRANT SCHMIDT (2015) | 6-6 | 275 | .873 | |
| MICHAEL DUNN (2012) | 6-5 | 312 | NA | KEVIN FEDER (2015) | 6-9 | 305 | .870 | |
| BRANDEN BOWEN (2015) | 6-7 | 330 | .867 | |||||
| BRADY TAYLOR (2014) | 6-5 | 276 | .862 | |||||
| TIMOTHY GARDNER (2013) | 6-5 | 310 | .842 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-4 | 279 | .833 | AVERAGE | 6-8 | 297 | .904 |
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| QUARVEZ BOULWARE (2015) | 6-2 | 283 | .904 | DEMETRIUS KNOX (2014) | 6-4 | 294 | .952 | |
| E.J. DONAHUE (2015) | 6-5 | 315 | .887 | MATTHEW BURRELL (2015) | 6-4 | 321 | .949 | |
| JAJUAN DULANEY (2013) | 6-4 | 255 | .843 | JOEY O'CONNOR (2012) | 6-3 | 280 | .908 | |
| NICK BRIGHAM (2012) | 6-4 | 275 | .842 | MARCELYS JONES (2014) | 6-5 | 325 | .881 | |
| ELLIS McKENNIE (2015) | 6-4 | 310 | .836 | JACOBY BOREN (2012) | 6-3 | 275 | .870 | |
| MASON ZIMMERMAN (2015) | 6-5 | 275 | .831 | MIRKO JURKOVIC (2015) | 6-5 | 275 | .852 | |
| PAT ELFLEIN (2012) | 6-3 | 280 | .842 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-4 | 286 | .857 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 293 | .893 |
