The head coach of the Maryland Terrapins, Ralph Friedgen has done a lot for his team.  He was his own offensive coordinator for the past two years, but now the job has been filled.  The job has been handed to James Franklin who was most recently with Kansas State.  His first task will be to find a new quarterback to man the Maryland Terrapin offense.  Jordan Steffy got the start last season, but them got hurt and had to be replaced by Chris Turner.  To be honest, neither of them did particularly well.  This means the battle will begin again for the starter’s job.  Maryland will need to resolve this big issue if they want to compete in the ACC.  Currently Oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have the Maryland Terrapins at +400 odds to win the ACC.

No matter who will run Maryland, they will still have many dangerous weapons to work with.  The Terrapins have a cord of wide receivers that may just be the best in the ACC.  It consists of Darrius Heyward-Bey, Isaiah Williams, LaQuan Williams and Danny Oguendo.  However they will need someone to toss them the ball if they want to be successful.  Another thing that works in Maryland’s favor is their offensive line.  Injures were a huge problem last season, but those injuries have now passed and this leaves them with a great line with tons of experience.  They are currently listed at 100:1 odds at Sportbook.com to win the BCS National Championship.

The Terrapins will need to recover with some big losses all over the defensive end.  Linebacker Erin Henderson is gone as well as the departures of Isaiah Gardner, J.J Justice and Christian Varner in the secondary.  Maryland will need to fill these gaps.  They are moving end Jeremy Navarre, who led the team with 5.5 sacks last season into the middle to fill the hole.  The bottom line will be that everyone will need to work hard.  The potential is there for the Maryland Terrapin, they just need to execute.

2008 College Football at Sportsbook.com

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