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Previewing the Maryland offense before Saturday’s game at Autzen

Maryland’s offense has the capability to keep up with the No. 1 Ducks in Saturday’s game at Autzen Stadium.

Coming into this season, the Maryland Terrapins football team really didn’t know what they would get out of quarterback Billy Edwards, Jr. He had never been a full-time starter before this season and the Terrapins were hoping for the best.

They haven’t been disappointed.

Edwards has proven to be one of the top quarterbacks in the Big Ten Conference. He has a 68 completion percentage and 13 touchdowns to go with 289 yards per contest. But the inexperience crops up occasionally, and that’s where the six interceptions pop up.

When Edwards is putting the ball in the air, the probable target most likely is Tai Felton. The 6-foot-2 senior leads the Terrapins in receptions with 73 catches, almost double the next-highest ball catcher. Kaden Prather is second on the team with 45 receptions.

Felton also has 907 reception yards or 113 yards per game. He also has six touchdowns to his name. Prather has 487 yards (61 ypg) and three touchdowns.

Maryland hasn’t featured much of a ground game, but tailback Roman Hamby is capable of breaking out at any time. His 2024 isn’t as notable as his 2023 season, but Hamby still has 403 yards and four touchdowns, good for 50 yards per game.

Compared to last season, Hamby rushed the ball 142 times for 680 yards, averaged 4.8 yards per carry, rushed for four touchdowns. Hamby also caught 38 passes for 349 yards and three touchdowns.

The Ducks will have to contain Hamby because if he’s suddenly a weapon, Oregon might have its hands a bit more fuller than it originally planned.

Up front, Maryland has plenty of experience individually, but they don’t have much experience playing together. There are a couple of transfers in there as well as some first-time starters. They’ve given up 14 sacks this season.

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Know your Ohio State foe: Which Maryland Terrapins could give Buckeyes problems

These Terps won’t make the Buckeyes’ job easy on Saturday #GoBucks

It’s not its stiffest test to the early season, but [autotag]Ohio State football[/autotag] will be challenged at home this Saturday against the [autotag]Maryland Terrapins[/autotag].

The Terps enter the game undefeated at 5-0, and just on the outside of both major polls. Head coach, [autotag]Mike Locksley[/autotag], has taken a few years to get the program to where he wants it, but it looks like he has it going in the right direction now.

Due to that, the Terrapins have more than a few players that will give Ohio State some issues this Saturday. Find out below who the Buckeyes will have to stop if they want to stay undefeated and move along a journey it hopes ends with some confetti and trophies.

Ranking the top ten running backs in the Big Ten by rushing yards heading into Week 3

How does Nathan Carter measure up against other Big Ten running backs heading into Week 3?

Nathan Carter has arrived. The transfer running back from Connecticut looks like the next big thing for Michigan State football, as his explosiveness has already taken the Big Ten by storm this season.

But, how does he stack up against a very strong Big Ten rushing group? The answer is… really well. Below, we ranked the top ten running backs in the Big Ten by rushing yards heading into week 3.

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Big Ten Week 1: Players of the Week

Big Ten Players of the Week #B1G

Week 1 of the college football season is almost in the books as there is only one game left, but all of the Big Ten have completed their contests and the conference has announced its players of the week. It appears that the Big Ten couldn’t decide who should take home the honor of offensive players of the week for the second week in a row and have instead announced co-offensive players of the week.

Among the schools that were represented, were the Nebraska Huskers, Penn State Nittany Lions, Michigan State Spartans, Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Maryland Terrapins.

Sean Clifford earns share of Big Ten weekly honor

Sean Clifford honored by the Big Ten for his Week 1 performance against Purdue

After guiding Penn State to a thrilling victory in Week 1, Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford has been named Big Ten co-offensive player of the week by the Big Ten Conference. The Big Ten released its first player of the week honors on Monday, following the conclusion of the first full weekend of college football.

Clifford completed 20-of-37 pass attempts for 282 yards and four touchdown passes in the Thursday night win at Purdue. Clifford also ran for another touchdown, officially having a hand in all five touchdowns scored by Penn State in the season opener. And Penn State needed every one of those scores as they left West Lafayette with a 35-31 victory over the Boilermakers.

This is the third time Clifford has been recognized as an offensive player of the week by the Big Ten in his career. Clifford previously was recognized once in 2021 and once in 2019.

The last Penn State player to be named offensive player of the week by the Big Ten was wide receiver [autotag]Jahan Dotson[/autotag] on November 8, 2021.

Clifford shared the Big Ten offensive player of the week award for Week 1 with Nebraska running back Anthony Grant. Grant rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns in Nebraska’s win over North Dakota in Week 2. With the benefit of already having played two games this season, Grant is currently the Big Ten’s second-leading rusher in 2022.

Here are this week’s Big Ten Week 1 players of the week:

  • Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Sean Clifford, Penn State, QB
  • Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Anthony Grant, Nebraska, RB
  • Defensive Player of the Week: Jacoby Windmon, Michigan State, DE/LB
  • Special Teams Player of the Week: Tory Taylor, Iowa, P
  • Freshman of the Week: Roman Hemby, Maryland, RB

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