Testudo Times - Maryland vs. Michigan 2014 game updatesSB Nation's award-winning Maryland Terrapins sitehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50025/testudo-fav.png2014-11-24T10:00:03-05:00http://www.testudotimes.com/rss/stream/69965582014-11-24T10:00:03-05:002014-11-24T10:00:03-05:00Byrd Feeder: After Michigan, Terps face Rutgers
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<p>After an uplifting comeback at Michigan, the Terrapins can end their regular season with eight wins. </p> <p>They had their slip-ups in the game's first three quarters, but the Terrapins put together one of their more complete games of the season to come back for a win against Michigan last Saturday. With a 5-1 road record and seven total wins already in the bag, the Terps can ensure they don't finish under .500 at home – and position themselves for a highly respectable bowl berth – with a win against Rutgers on Saturday. Here's some of what we saw and what we're looking for.</p>
<p><b>What we saw last week: </b></p>
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<li><span><b>Brown's best foot forward. </b><span>C.J. Brown</span>, the Maryland quarterback who faced questions about a potential benching on Tuesday, took the field on Saturday and played close to a mistake-free game. The sixth-year senior had relatively pedestrian numbers, but five drops rendered his stats for the game worse than they should have been on merit. With a little help from Michigan's special teams, Brown masterfully conducted a game-trying drive as the third quarter turned to the fourth, culminating in an 8-yard touchdown run. On his next possession, he calmly guided Maryland the length of the field before <span>Wes Brown</span> had the game's winning score. The Terps kept things relatively simple for Brown, with a lot of short passes and simple reads. But Brown stepped out of his comfort zone to deliver the game's most important pass, a 36-yarder to <span>Amba Etta-Tawo</span> that set up the Terps' winning score. It was a fine performance, the sort the Terps can use to win against Rutgers this week. </span></li>
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<li><span><b>Great coverage and limited containment. </b>The Maryland secondary did a fine job against <span>Devin Funchess</span> and the Michigan receiving corps. Funchess only had 5 catches for 30 yards, while Michigan's Devin Gardner couldn't get anything going with his arm. Will Likely, in what's become a truly phenomenal sophomore season, had his sixth interception after a deflection, and <span>Jeremiah Johnson</span> made some of the game's biggest break-ups opposite Likely at cornerback. The only place Gardner could hurt Maryland, it seemed, was on the ground, where he had 82 yards and a touchdown. The Terps didn't effectively spy him with linebackers, and he managed to elude Maryland defensive ends on a couple of long runs. After the game, I asked <span>Andre Monroe</span> why the Terps struggled to contain Gardner as a runner, and an unprompted Monroe stepped up to take the blame for Gardner's 15-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Indeed, on video, Monroe looks to over-pursue Gardner in an attempt to sack him, and Gardner gets free. </span></li>
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<li><span><b>Sleepy special teams</b>. Likely was an excellent returner, with a 31-yard kickoff run-back and a 28-yarder on a punt, his only two attempts of the game. And Brad Craddock's brilliance persisted, with three more field goals. But Maryland allowed a 52-yard run on a fake punt direct snap to a slow up-back, then ceded a long return touchdown later that was only called back because of a totally irrelevant-to-the-play block in the back on Michigan. The Terps need to tie up some loose ends heading into the Rutgers and bowl games. </span></li>
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<div><span><b>What we're looking for this week: </b></span></div>
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<li><span><b>The Maryland front seven's final act. </b>At least in the way of regular season and home games, Saturday will mark the final Maryland appearance for all seven current starters on the defensive line and at linebacker. Linemen Andre Monroe, <span>Darius Kilgo</span> and <span>Keith Bowers</span> are all out of eligibility after the season. So are linebackers <span>Cole Farrand</span>, <span>L.A. Goree</span>, <span>Matt Robinson</span> and Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil. Monroe's next sack will make him the university's all-time sacks champion, while Kilgo and Farrand – in particular – have chances to close out under-the-radar but quality senior seasons. Rutgers doesn't have much of a running game, though the Scarlet Knights have tended to do a good job keeping quarterback <span>Gary Nova</span> on his feet. </span></li>
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<li> <b>Brad Craddock's closing argument. </b>We expect word at some point Monday that Craddock, Maryland's increasingly accomplished kicker, will receive a finalist nomination for the Groza Award, recognizing college football's best kicker. He should also drum up serious consideration for an All-American nod. Craddock is a perfect 17-of-17 on field goal tries, leaving him as the only perfect kicker in major college football this year. The trouble for him is, though, that a number of other kickers, including Florida State's Roberto Aguayo, have actually made more raw kicks than Craddock has as a function of raw attempts. Maryland will be gunning for touchdowns, obviously, but a few stalled drives inside the 35-yard line wouldn't hurt Craddock's accolade chances. </li>
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<li><span><b>An opportunity for the taking. </b>Maryland's in an interesting position this week. Bowl forecasts have the Terps on track to play in a pretty reputable game, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/11/23/7270227/bowl-projections-2014-college-football-playoff-predictions" target="_blank">with some expecting</a> they'll face Ole Miss in the Outback Bowl. It won't be easy for Maryland fans to scoff at a 7-5 record in the school's inaugural Big Ten season, but an 8-4 mark with a 5-3 conference record would be a no-holds-barred home run. One game doesn't mean the world, but it could mean a lot of pride for the program and, more practically, a comfier postseason spot. For those reasons, this is an important finale. </span></li>
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https://www.testudotimes.com/2014/11/24/7274105/maryland-football-byrd-feeder-preview-recap-rutgers-michigan-2014Alex Kirshner2014-11-24T09:00:04-05:002014-11-24T09:00:04-05:003 takeaways from Maryland's win at Michigan
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<p>For the first time ever, Maryland defeated the Wolverines. Here are three takeaways from the important victory for the Terps.</p> <p>When Maryland announced hey would be leaving the ACC to join the Big Ten, one thing that immediately stood out was the great football powers the Terps would now be playing on an annual basis. How great was it going to be to see Maryland take on the likes of Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State and other great football programs? How hard was it going to be for Maryland to win those games?</p>
<h4>Maryland can compete in the Big Ten</h4>
<p>At the start of the season, I thought it was possible for Maryland to have an eight win season, especially if they went 4-0 in out of conference play. After dropping a close game to West Virginia, and knowing Maryland would have to travel to Happy Valley and the Big House, it seemed that getting to eight wins wasn't going to be easy. But here we are, one week away from the end of the regular season, and Maryland owns a 5-1 road record, including wins in Ann Arbor and State College. While both Michigan and Penn State are in somewhat down years by their program's standards, beating both of those programs, in their gigantic, 100,000+ person stadiums, is a huge achievement for Maryland in their first B1G season. I hope the narrative that Maryland will be unable to compete in the Big Ten is finally dismissed. If the Terps take care of Rutgers at home next week, they could be playing in a New Year's Day bowl, trying to pick up their 9th win of the season.</p>
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<h4>C.J. Brown strikes back</h4>
<p>Immediately following yesterday's win (and headset toss into the air), the Big Ten Network interviewed head coach Randy Edsall and asked him about how C.J. Brown had played against Michigan, a week after one of his worst performances as a Terp. Edsall mentioned that he and the staff were somewhat worried about C.J. getting hurt if they let him play the way he likes to play. But following last week, they decided to let him go do what he does best. The result? We saw the C.J. Brown that has been extremely effective in the past for Maryland. Brown finished with 18 rushes for 87 net yards and a touchdown, completing 13/24 passes for 165 yards and no interceptions. He also had receivers drop five passes, one of which would have been a touchdown, and at least three others that would have resulted in a first down.</p>
<h4>Craddock remains perfect</h4>
<p>On Saturday, junior kicker Brad Craddock remained perfect on the season and has now gone 17/17 on field goal attempts and 36/36 on extra point attempts. His longest kick, a 57-yarder against Ohio State, is the second longest kick in FBS this season. Could we be looking at Craddock as a first-team All-American?</p>
<p>Craddock had shown time and time again that no matter the situation, he can handle it. And even after a brief scare on Saturday, when a Michigan player ran into his leg following a made 35-yard field goal, Craddock jumped back up to his feet and ran around after the official called a roughing the kicker personal foul on the Wolverines that gave Maryland a first down. On the next play, C.J. Brown ran to his left and scored a touchdown.</p>
https://www.testudotimes.com/2014/11/24/7270781/maryland-michigan-reaction-analysisDave Tucker2014-11-23T13:00:02-05:002014-11-23T13:00:02-05:00Offense finds late life vs. Michigan
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<p>The Terps' offense had been slow for weeks, until, suddenly, it wasn't. </p> <p>Through three quarters at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, the Maryland football team's offense had scored nine points. The Terps hadn't mustered two offensive touchdowns in a quarter since Sept. 27 at Indiana, and their per-play yardages had declined precipitously over several weeks beforehand. Then, in a flash, everything changed.</p>
<p>After a roughing-the-kicker call against Michigan extended a Maryland drive inside the Wolverines' red zone, quarterback <span>C.J. Brown</span> ran for an 8-yard score. The result was an 11-play, 68-yard drive in total. After Michigan's Matt Wile missed a field goal, Brown took the field for Maryland's next drive and guided Maryland 78 more yards over 10 more plays. Another touchdown followed, this one on a <span>Wes Brown</span> dive, and a 16-9 deficit had flipped to a 23-16 lead. The next time Maryland got the ball, a series of <span>Wes Brown</span> carries choked the clock until it read nothing but zeroes, and Maryland had managed its first ever win against Michigan, on college football's biggest physical stage.</p>
<p>"Any time you get a win, you're going to be happy regardless of the situation. You feel a little bit better knowing that the audience stepped up to the challenge," C.J. Brown said. He added, "We knew we needed to step up. The defense has been doing a great job, and we had not been pulling our slack. To be able to come out today and finish the game was huge for us."</p>
<p>Truly, it had been almost two months since <span>Stefon Diggs</span> and Brown scored two Maryland offensive touchdowns in one quarter. Aside from a one-week respite against Iowa in mid-October, Maryland's offensive futility had endured ever since, with Brown taking the bulk of the blame after a handful of inept-looking passing performances. A sixth-year senior, media members surrounded Brown this week and asked him how he felt that his head coach, Randy Edsall, had signaled a willingness to replace him with a quarterback several years his junior if Brown continued to fail. Brown answered those questions with words on Tuesday, then with a touchdown run and a 36-yard loft to <span>Amba Etta-Tawo</span> late in the game on Saturday.</p>
<p>Earlier, he had taken an ugly high hit and was dragged to the turf by his head or neck, causing him to stay down on the field for several minutes.</p>
<p>"He's a strong guy, and every Brown is," Wes Brown was saying afterward, laughing.</p>
<p>C.J. Brown finished with 165 yards on 13-of-24 passing. His raw rating was 112, virtually the same as it was when Brown was ridiculed for his performance against Michigan State a week prior. But Brown didn't make a single serious mistake all night, and his numbers were artificially deflated by five Maryland drops on what amounted to fine throws.</p>
<p>"I'm so happy for him," Edsall said. "As a quarterback and a head coach, we both get too much credit when we win and too much blame when we lose, and I know he's feeling good, and he should. He played a whale of a game."</p>
<p>Brown, the quarterback, was the star of Maryland's show on the winning drive. But Brown, the running back, finished that drive by plunging in from a yard out, then ensured Michigan's offense would get no more chances to even the score with a brutish, effective series of runs in the game's final moments. C.J. Brown put Maryland ahead, and Wes Brown – as much as anyone – made sure it would stay there after a late defensive stop. He was suspended for all of last season and only recently re-entered Maryland's starting lineup this year, but he put the final nails in the Wolverines' coffin.</p>
<p>"It was amazing," Wes Brown said, "but as I told the guys before, it was just a bigger stage for us to perform on, and to be out there and just executing everything we got to do, it was just a pleasure to be out there with the guys."</p>
https://www.testudotimes.com/2014/11/23/7271101/maryland-football-michigan-recap-quotes-game-2014Alex Kirshner2014-11-23T11:07:33-05:002014-11-23T11:07:33-05:00Stock Report: Michigan
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<p>The Terps came back with two late touchdowns against Michigan. Who's up, who's down and who's holding? </p> <p>The Maryland football team grabbed an important seventh win on Saturday at Michigan, getting past an avalanche of offensive and special teams mistakes to beat the Wolverines on their own field. The Terps wound up being outgained, 398-312, and saw their time-of-possession problems continue (just 26 minutes of offensive field time), but Maryland's offense looked better than it had in well over a month. Many of Maryland's usual problems reared their heads again, but this time, Maryland's seniors and best players stepped forward to push the Terps to a win.</p>
<p>This stock report is, as usual, not totally exhaustive; we'll almost certainly leave off someone who deserves (for better or worse) to be included, because there are a lot of players on a football team. But here's our best shot at pegging some of the Terrapins' individual performances:</p>
<p><b>Stock up</b></p>
<p><b>Blue-chipper: <span>Brad Craddock</span></b></p>
<p><b>Growth stock: <span>Wes Brown</span></b></p>
<p><b>Safe investment: <span>Jeremiah Johnson</span></b></p>
<p><b>Penny stock: <span>C.J. Brown</span></b></p>
<p>With Craddock, we're approaching (or maybe we've already passed) the point where his inclusion in this category is misleading. His stock was through the roof at a 14-of-14 field goal clip entering the day, but he was so important to Maryland's win that <i>not </i>placing him here seems silly. Craddock hit three field goals (from 38, 41 and 24 yards), and he also played a pivotal role when Michigan's Jourdan Lewis contacted him after a fourth field goal in the game's last quarter. Craddock fell to the turf ("I would have gone down anyway. He took my leg out," Craddock said afterward.), and Lewis earned a roughing-the-kicker-flag. Instead of the three points from Craddock's kick, the Terps got seven on the next play. So he was close to directly responsible for 16 of Maryland's 23 points in the game. When you're good, you're probably lucky, too. And Craddock is most definitely good.</p>
<p>Wes Brown, in his second-straight start at running back, closed the game for Maryland in an impressive fashion. The Terps' running game has been stalled for weeks, which makes their 4.2-yard team average yesterday seem better than it probably is. Even though Brown only ran 13 times for 39 yards, he saved his best for last. On the Terps' final drive, Brown carried the ball six times, including runs of 7, 6, 9 and 6 yards. His runs, combined with Brady Hoke's poor timeout management for Michigan, meant the Terps could wind the clock to all zeroes as Michigan's offense watched. That was as big-time a drive as a Maryland running back has had in a long time.</p>
<p><span>Jeremiah Johnson</span>, too, deserves praise for his work yesterday. Will Likely is Maryland's best cornerback, but Johnson, a senior, spent much of the game lined up against Michigan's best wideout, Devin Funchess. The senior was responsible for a key fourth-down breakup of a <span>Devin Gardner</span> throw to Funchess in the fourth quarter, and he keyed the secondary effort that held Funchess to 5 catches and 30 yards. <span>Randy Edsall said afterward that it pained Johnson to only play in nickel situations in the Terps' previous two games. "J.J, you love all those kids in there, but J.J.'s, maybe, I don't know," Edsall said. "You might love him a little bit more."</span></p>
<p><span>And plaudits, of course, should go to <span>C.J. Brown</span>, the more-than-embattled quarterback who had the best moment of a hard final season on Maryland's last two drives. Brown scored on a smart misdirection keeper to tie the game at the start of the fourth quarter, and he stepped up to deliver a gorgeous 36-yard deep ball to <span>Amba Etta-Tawo</span> on Maryland's next drive, setting up <span>Wes Brown's</span> game-winning score. Brown has had a million different struggles this year, but on Saturday, he delivered when his teammates needed it most. </span></p>
<p><b>Stock holding</b></p>
<p><b>Penny stock: Maryland's offensive line: </b></p>
<p>Like its running back, Maryland's offensive line saved some of its best work for last. The Terps' new-look unit, with <span>Jake Wheeler</span> at left tackle and <span>Michael Dunn</span> shifting to the right side, had a few problems protecting C.J. Brown during the game. At the end, though, the line opened enough holes for Wes Brown to catalyze Maryland's game-sealing drive as time drew to a close. The Terps' 4.2-yard rushing average behind this line wasn't great, but it's the fourth-best figure any offense has put up all year against Michigan's stingy defensive front.</p>
<p><b>Stock down</b></p>
<p><b>Solid buy: Maryland's special teams: </b></p>
<p>All in all, the game was close to a wash for the special teams. Craddock was his usual marvelous self, and Likely had some explosive returns. But the Terps gave up a 52-yard run on a fake punt that led straight to Michigan points, and only a really pointless back-block by a Michigan special-teamer kept them from giving up a touchdown on a bouncing punt late in the game. The Terps made some pretty serious mistakes on their punt return team, and they were exceptionally fortunate to only give up three (not 14) points as a result. <span>Nathan Renfro</span> was also out-punted by 4.5 yards per kick by his Michigan counterpart, Will Hagerup. Craddock and Likely continued to be stars, but the rest of the special teams' performance had a lot of warts.</p>
<p>There are a few other comments that could be made in this section. Maryland's receivers and tight ends had five drops, and all of them played a role in killing drives. But even the worst dropping culprit of the day, <span>Jacquille Veii</span>, atoned with important catches of 21 and 17 yards to help set up Maryland late.</p>
<p>It wasn't perfect, but most of Maryland's performance on Saturday was strong. The Terps have seven wins now, and a strong conclusion against Rutgers next weekend would set the Terps up to play in one of college football's better bowls. Such an outcome would be an unmitigated success in the program's first Big Ten season.</p>
<p>"That's something I told our guys this morning," Edsall said. "We needed to come out here today and create some memories. So 20, 30 years from now, we can sit around and tell these stories and have a great time."</p>
https://www.testudotimes.com/2014/11/23/7270917/maryland-football-stock-report-michigan-game-2014Alex Kirshner2014-11-22T19:07:12-05:002014-11-22T19:07:12-05:00Watch Randy Edsall toss his headset into space after beating Michigan<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://vine.co/v/O1uUaXOAhKa">Watch Randy Edsall toss his headset into space after beating&nbsp;Michigan</a></h3>
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https://www.testudotimes.com/2014/11/22/7269185/watch-randy-edsall-toss-his-headset-into-space-after-beating-michiganPete Volk2014-11-22T18:52:00-05:002014-11-22T18:52:00-05:00Terps come back to beat Michigan
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<p>The Maryland football team scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to come back and beat Michigan on Saturday.</p> <p>The Maryland football team has struggled on third downs all season. For a second, at the start of the fourth quarter against Michigan on Saturday, it looked like those struggles would curse them again.</p>
<p>The Terps trailed, 16-9. On a third down-and-12 play from Michigan's 17-yard line, C.J. Brown threw for Jacquille Veii on a crossing route nearly the goal line. Veii was well-covered, the ball fell incomplete and Brad Craddock came on to make a 35-yard field goal. But a personal foul – roughing the kicker – on Michigan's Jourdan Lewis – nullified the field goal and gave Brown another shot. On the next play, Brown kept the ball for an 8-yard touchdown run.</p>
<p>On Maryland's next possession, his 36-yard strike to Amba Etta-Tawo keyed a game-winning drive that culminated with Wes Brown's 1-yard touchdown drive. The Terps took a 23-16 lead on that Brown run with 5:59 to play. They would not relinquish it, holding on to win by that same score before a crowd of 101,717 at Michigan Stadium.</p>
<p>Brad Craddock kicked three field goals for Maryland, putting him at a perfect 17-of-17 on the season. Will Likely had his sixth interception, leading to one of those field goals in the first half.</p>
<p>Maryland's offense had more success moving the ball than it had in weeks, but the Terps had to overcome a bevy of self-inflicted wounds. Maryland's first drive died because of a Jacquille Veii drop over the middle. Maryland's second drive ended because of another Veii drop, also over the middle. The third possession died because of another central-field drop, this one by fill-in receiver Daniel Adams. And on the Terps' fourth drive to start the game, a Derrick Hayward drop near the goal line forced the Terps into a chip shot field goal rather than a touchdown. Later on, a Deon Long drop stymied another offensive possession.</p>
<p>C.J. Brown had his best game in well over a month. After a career-worst stretch that seemed to reach bottom a week earlier, Brown completed 13 of 24 passes for 165 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions. Those numbers would have been exponentially better had it not been for the five drive-killing drops on the part of his receivers and tight end. Brown's 8-yard touchdown run, which knotted the score at 16 apiece just after the start of the fourth quarter, gave him the university's all-time total touchdowns record.</p>
<p>Their offensive drops hurt Maryland, as did sloppy maintenance on special teams. The Terps napped on a 52-yard direct snap fake after Michigan's punt team came on after a third-down stop in the first quarter, and the Wolverines converted it into three points. The Terps nearly blocked the ensuing field goal, but Matt Wile's boot glanced off a Maryland hand and through the uprights. Maryland narrowly avoided a disaster later on, when an out-of-the-way block in the back nullified a Dennis Norfleet punt return score for Michigan.</p>
<p>Ultimately, Brown's heroics in the fourth quarter put Maryland over the top. In their first try in two decades, the Terps left Michigan Stadium with a win in tow.</p>
https://www.testudotimes.com/2014/11/22/7268925/maryland-football-michigan-final-score-recap-2014Alex Kirshner2014-11-22T18:09:16-05:002014-11-22T18:09:16-05:00Brown sets total TDs mark
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<p>The Terrapins' sixth-year quarterback set the record on an 8-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter against Michigan.</p> <p>Maryland quarterback <span>C.J. Brown</span> set the school's all-time total touchdowns mark with an 8-yard touchdown run against Michigan on Saturday.</p>
<p>Brown's run was his 54th total score either on the ground or through the air, passing fellow quarterback Scott Milanovich for sole possession of the all-time mark. Milanovich played for the Terps from 1992 to 1995. Brown entered the day with 31 passing touchdowns and 22 rush scores.</p>
<p>Brown has had a long – and somewhat complicated – Maryland career. He came to College Park as a freshman in 2009, then redshirted under head coach Ralph Friedgen. He was a backup in 2010, then the starter for most of Randy Edsall's first year in 2011. A preseason ACL tear shelved Brown for all of 2012, before he returned to quarterback Maryland over each of the last two seasons.</p>
<p>This season has not been a good one for Brown. He entered Saturday as one of the least efficient passers in college football, and his touted running ability has suffered in tandem. His passer rating is 111.13, and he has thrown 9 interceptions to go with his 11 touchdowns.</p>
<p>Still, Brown has helped usher Maryland to bowl games in consecutive years. Since Brown returned from injury at the start of last season, the Terrapins are 13-10 – a far cry from the four games they won in absence in 2012, or their 2-10 season the year before that. He's now been responsible for more Maryland touchdowns than any other player.</p>
https://www.testudotimes.com/2014/11/22/7257947/maryland-football-cj-brown-touchdown-record-2014Alex Kirshner2014-11-22T14:51:34-05:002014-11-22T14:51:34-05:00Johnson starts at cornerback, Wheeler at tackle
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<p>Maryland cornerback Jeremiah Johnson returns to the team's starting lineup against Michigan, while the Terps make their first switch of the year at right tackle. </p> <p>Maryland cornerback <span>Jeremiah Johnson</span> is back in the team's starting lineup for Saturday's game against Michigan, while offensive lineman <span>Jake Wheeler</span> will start at left tackle against the Wolverines, via <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dbknews.com">The Diamondback's </a><a target="_blank" href="http://www.twitter.com/danielrpopper/">Daniel Popper.</a></p>
<p>With Johnson at cornerback, <span>Sean Davis</span> will return to his natural position at safety. Cornerback Jarrett Ross will play in the nickel package role Johnson had taken in the previous two games, as Davis started at cornerback.</p>
<p>Left tackle <span>Michael Dunn</span> will be announced as the starter at right tackle ahead of <span>Ryan Doyle</span>, while Wheeler slides into Dunn's usual spot at left tackle. Dunn and Doyle will split time at right tackle, Edsall said, in what is the first Maryland lineup change along the offensive line this season.</p>
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<p>Jake Wheeler gets the start at left tackle today. <span>Michael Dunn</span> is announced starter at right tackle. Ryan Doyle should also see time there.</p>
— Daniel Popper (@danielrpopper) <a href="https://twitter.com/danielrpopper/status/536240242358243328">November 22, 2014</a>
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<p>Running back <span>Wes Brown</span> will make his second-consecutive start in place of <span>Brandon Ross</span>, though, per Popper, Randy Edsall said Brown would make an earlier entrance into this week's game than he did against Michigan State last Saturday.</p>
<p>Wide receiver <span>Stefon Diggs</span> is indeed out for Maryland with a lacerated kidney.</p>
<p>The Terrapins and Wolverines kick off at 3:30 from Michigan Stadium.</p>
https://www.testudotimes.com/2014/11/22/7268305/maryland-football-injuries-michigan-game-2014Alex Kirshner