Maryland transfer Garland Owens says he might play defensive back

Remember Garland Owens, the player who appears to be transferring from Boston College basketball to Maryland football?

His addition still hasn’t been announced officially by Maryland, but Owens stopped by Glenn Clark Radio to talk about the transition.

“I've always wanted to go to Maryland,” Owens said. “Having that at-home feeling would just be different for me. It would just be a place where I've always wanted to be."
(H/T Jeff Ermann for the transcription)

While InsideMDSports’ Ahmed Ghafir originally reported that Owens was likely to play tight end, the prospective graduate transfer appears to be eyeing the secondary.

"I'm not even sure that's what I'll be playing,” he said. “When I talked to coach Durkin he said they're gonna throw me around to different spots and see what I'll be best at. If you asked me I would say DB. That's what the coaches at Boston College wanted me to play ... I'll play wherever."

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With Justin Jackson back, The Baltimore Sun’s Don Markus thinks Maryland will be right back in the the race for the Big Ten title — or at least for second place.

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