THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME
College Park looks nice, but I'll hold out for that assignment in Hawai'i.
FIVE FACTS ABOUT MARYLAND
- It is illegal to kiss somebody for more than one second in public.
- If you are over 90 you must publicly apologize on your birthday for being alive.
- David Hasselhoff was born in Maryland.
- In Baltimore it is illegal to take a lion to a movie theater.
- It is a violation to visit a Baltimore public park with a sleeveless shirt.
| 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 |
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| POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING | POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
| DE | ROMAN BRAGLIO | .849 | DE | JOEY BOSA | .981 |
| DT | DAVID SHAW | .798 | DT | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON | .988 |
| DT | QUINTON JEFFERSON | .848 | DT | TOMMY SCHUTT | .960 |
| DE | YANNICK NGAKOUE | .893 | DE | TYQUAN LEWIS | .898 |
| WLB | JEFFERSON ASHIRU | .816 | WLB | JOSHUA PERRY | .941 |
| MLB | JERMAINE CARTER | .819 | MLB | RAEKWON McMILLAN | .989 |
| SLB | JALEN BROOKS | .816 | SLB | DARRON LEE | .860 |
| CB | WILLIAM LIKELY | .886 | CB | GAREON CONLEY | .932 |
| S | A.J. HENDY | NA | S | VONN BELL | .987 |
| S | ANTHONY NIXON | .834 | S | TYVIS POWELL | .876 |
| CB | SEAN DAVIS | .849 | CB | ELI APPLE | .975 |
| AVERAGE | .841 | AVERAGE | .944 |
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015
Maryland's highest rated defensive starter is DE Yannick Ngakoue (.893).
The largest gap among the defensive starters is the 190 point gap between Maryland's David Shaw (DT) and Ohio State's Adolphus Washington.
The average of Ohio State's defensive starters is 103 points better than Maryland's.
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| POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS | POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS |
| SDE | 3 | SDE | 7 |
| WDE | 5 | WDE | 6 |
| DT | 4 | DT | 6 |
| OLB | 8 | OLB | 7 |
| ILB | 4 | ILB | 4 |
| CB | 9 | CB | 11 |
| S | 3 | S | 5 |
| TOTAL | 36 | TOTAL | 46 |
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
Jermaine Carter (.819) has 80 tackles and 6.0 tackles for loss during his Terrapin career.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-2 | HEIGHT | 6-2 |
| 228 | WEIGHT | 226 |
| .861 | COMP. AVERAGE | .924 |
Between 2012 and 2015 both schools signed three inside linebackers. Yannick Ngakoue (.893) was Maryland's highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Raekwon McMillan (.989).
Jalen Brooks (.816) has 28 tackles this year.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-2 | HEIGHT | 6-2 |
| 215 | WEIGHT | 220 |
| .837 | COMP. AVERAGE | .951 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Maryland signed 8 outside linebackers. Ohio State signed seven. Abner Logan (.892) was the Terrapin's highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was David Perkins (.927).
Sean Davis (.849) has made 272 tackles and 4 interceptions during his career.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-0 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
| 182 | WEIGHT | 179 |
| .830 | COMP. AVERAGE | .932 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Maryland signed nine cornerbacks. Ohio State signed 11. Sean Davis (.849) was the Terrapin's highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Damon Arnette (.860).
Anthony Nixon (.834) has 31 tackles and an interception in 2015.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
| 188 | WEIGHT | 187 |
| .799 | COMP. AVERAGE | .936 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Maryland signed three safeties. Ohio State signed five. Josh Woods (.850) was the Terrapins' highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Najee Murray (.892).
DT David Shaw (.798) 1.5 tackles for loss since 2014.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-4 | HEIGHT | 6-3 |
| 284 | WEIGHT | 297 |
| .857 | COMP. AVERAGE | .900 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Maryland signed four defensive tackles. Ohio State signed six. Adam McLean (.942) was the Terrapin's highest rated commit. Ohio State's Highest rated commit was Tommy Schutt (.960).
DE No. 90 Roman Braglio (.849) has 2.0 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss in 2015.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-4 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 284 | WEIGHT | 264 |
| .857 | COMP. AVERAGE | .903 |
Between 2012 and 2015 IU signed three strong-side defensive ends. Ohio State signed seven. Roman Braglio (.849) was the Terrapin's highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Darius Slade (.846).
DE Yannick Ngakoue (.893) was an ILB when he committed to Maryland.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 225 | WEIGHT | 233 |
| .825 | COMP. RATING | .933 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Maryland signed five weak-side defensive ends. Ohio State signed six. Melvin Keihn (.877) was the Maryland's highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit on roster is Adolphus Washington (.988).
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| YANNICK NGAKOUE (2013) | 6-3 | 240 | .893 | RAEKWON McMILLAN (2014) | 6-2 | 242 | .989 | |
| GUS LITTLE (2015) | 6-3 | 230 | .849 | TREY JOHNSON (2013) | 6-2 | 218 | .949 | |
| BRETT ZANOTTO (2015) | 6-0 | 215 | .841 | NICK CONNER (2015) | 6-3 | 225 | .912 | |
| LUKE ROBERTS (2012) | 6-2 | 220 | .844 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-2 | 228 | .861 | AVERAGE | 6-2 | 226 | .924 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| ABNER LOGAN (2012) | 6-1 | 220 | .892 | JUSTIN HILLIARD (2015) | 6-0 | 225 | .985 | |
| MIKE MADARAS (2012) | 6-6 | 270 | .886 | MIKE MITCHELL (2013) | 6-4 | 222 | .973 | |
| DERRICK HAYWARD (2013) | 6-5 | 200 | .846 | DANTE BOOKER (2014) | 6-3 | 212 | .972 | |
| NNAMDI EGBUABA (2014) | 6-1 | 215 | .819 | JOSHUA PERRY (2012) | 6-3 | 220 | .941 | |
| JERMAINE CARTER (2013) | 6-0 | 200 | .819 | KYLE BERGER (2014) | 6-3 | 215 | .929 | |
| BROCK DEAN (2012) | 6-1 | 210 | .819 | CAMREN WILLIAMS (2012) | 6-1 | 217 | .929 | |
| JALEN BROOKS (2013) | 6-2 | 205 | .816 | DAVID PERKINS (2012) | 6-3 | 230 | .927 | |
| AVERY THOMPSON (2012) | 6-2 | 200 | .800 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-2 | 215 | .837 | AVERAGE | 6-2 | 220 | .951 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| SEAN DAVIS (2012) | 6-1 | 175 | .849 | DAMON WEBB (2014) | 5-11 | 180 | .982 | |
| DARNELL SAVAGE (2015) | 5-10 | 172 | .844 | ELI APPLE (2013) | 6-1 | 185 | .975 | |
| TAIVON JACOBS (2013) | 5-10 | 160 | .844 | MARSHON LATTIMORE (2014) | 6-0 | 175 | .973 | |
| DENZEL CONYERS (2014) | 6-2 | 200 | .843 | CAMERON BURROWS (2013) | 6-0 | 195 | .972 | |
| JARRETT ROSS (2013) | 5-11 | 180 | .838 | ERIC GLOVER-WILLIAMS (2015) | 5-11 | 165 | .952 | |
| DANIEL EZEAGWU (2014) | 6-2 | 200 | .832 | ARMANI REEVES (2012) | 5-11 | 180 | .945 | |
| ALVIN HILL (2012) | 5-11 | 190 | .813 | GAREON CONLEY (2013) | 6-1 | 172 | .932 | |
| ISAAC GOINS (2012) | 6-1 | 190 | .808 | DENZEL WARD (2015) | 5-11 | 165 | .903 | |
| JACQUILLE VEII (2013) | 5-9 | 173 | .799 | JAMEL DEAN (2015) | 6-2 | 195 | .891 | |
| JOSHUA NORWOOD (2015) | 5-10 | 175 | .870 | |||||
| DAMON ARNETTE (2015) | 6-2 | 185 | .860 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-0 | 182 | .830 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 179 | .932 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| JOSH WOODS (2014) | 6-3 | 180 | .850 | VONN BELL (2013) | 5-11 | 193 | .987 | |
| ELVIS DENNAH (2013) | 6-4 | 200 | .792 | ERICK SMITH (2014) | 6-1 | 185 | .967 | |
| ANTWAINE CARTER (2014) | 6-2 | 185 | .756 | DE'VAN BOGARD (2012) | 6-0 | 190 | .920 | |
| JAYME THOMPSON (2013) | 6-2 | 190 | .912 | |||||
| NAJEE MURRAY (2012) | 5-11 | 175 | .892 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-3 | 188 | .799 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 187 | .936 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| ADAM McLEAN (2015) | 6-2 | 290 | .942 | TOMMY SCHUTT (2012) | 6-2 | 300 | .960 | |
| KEIRON HOWARD (2015) | 6-4 | 295 | .847 | MICHAEL HILL (2013) | 6-2 | 315 | .924 | |
| KINGSLEY OPARA (2013) | 6-4 | 280 | .842 | BILLY PRICE (2013) | 6-4 | 300 | .916 | |
| DAVID SHAW (2014) | 6-4 | 270 | .798 | DONOVAN MUNGER (2013) | 6-4 | 285 | .898 | |
| ROBERT LANDERS (2015) | 6-2 | 295 | .872 | |||||
| DaVON HAMILTON (2015) | 6-3 | 285 | .829 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-4 | 284 | .857 | AVERAGE | 6-3 | 297 | .900 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| ROMAN BRAGLIO (2012) | 6-4 | 235 | .849 | JOEY BOSA (2013) | 6-5 | 270 | .981 | |
| MBI TANYI (2015) | 6-2 | 247 | .827 | JASHON CORNELL (2015) | 6-4 | 260 | .956 | |
| OSEH SAINE (2015) | 6-4 | 265 | .823 | DRE'MONT JONES (2015) | 6-3 | 266 | .938 | |
| DYLAN THOMPSON (2014) | 6-5 | 270 | .872 | |||||
| JOSHUA ALABI (2015) | 6-5 | 295 | .866 | |||||
| TRACY SPRINKLE (2013) | 6-4 | 250 | .859 | |||||
| DARIUS SLADE (2014) | 6-5 | 240 | .846 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-3 | 249 | .833 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 264 | .903 |
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| MELVIN KEIHN (2014) | 6-1 | 225 | .877 | NOAH SPENCE (2012) | 6-3 | 235 | .997 | |
| TYLER BURKE (2014) | 6-4 | 225 | .836 | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON (2012) | 6-5 | 245 | .988 | |
| CAVON WALKER (2013) | 6-2 | 220 | .821 | JALYN HOLMES (2014) | 6-5 | 225 | .962 | |
| CHANDLER BURKETT (2013) | 6-4 | 225 | .806 | TYQUAN LEWIS (2013) | 6-4 | 227 | .898 | |
| BRETT KULKA (2014) | 6-5 | 230 | .783 | JAMAL MARCUS (2012) | 6-2 | 225 | .896 | |
| RASHOD BERRY (2015) | 6-5 | 240 | .857 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-3 | 225 | .825 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 233 | .933 |
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.
TEN MORE 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).
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