BUTKUS CANDIDATE -- ERIC BARTON
Senior linebacker Eric Barton (Alexandria, Va.) leads the Terps list of honors candidates in 1998. Barton has been named to preseason All-America teams and numerous All-ACC lists. NFL draft guru Mel Kiper, Jr. tabbed Barton as the third college linebacker to be chosen in next season's NFL draft, in a recent issue of The Sporting News. He is one of 68 linebackers nationally on the Butkus Award watch list.

BUTKUS CANDIDATE -- KENDALL OGLE
Senior linebacker Kendall Ogle (Hillside, N.J.) joins Eric Barton atop the list of Terrapin honors candidates. Ogle teamed with Barton last season to finish 2-3 in the ACC in tackles. Ogle topped the Terps' tackling charts with 138 overall, and was second only to Clemson's Anthony Simmons.

MORE BARTON & OGLE
Barton and Ogle both posted double-digit tackles in nine of 11 games last season. Barton's established a career high with 17 tackles last year vs. North Carolina. Ogle's career high of 17 came vs. Clemson last season.

Here is a look at their game-by-game numbers since the start of the '97 campaign.

 

                 BARTON              OGLE 
1997         solo-assist-total   solo-assist-total 
Ohio U.          7-7-14              7-7-14 
at Florida St.   8-4-12              9-4-13 
UNC              11-6-17             4-5-9 
at Temple        8-2-10              4-6-10 
Duke             7-4-11              9-6-15 
West Virginia    6-2-8               7-6-13 
at Wake Forest   10-4-14             5-3-8 
Clemson          8-7-15              10-7-17 
Virginia         6-5-11              5-8-13 
at NC State      8-5-13              5-7-12 
at Ga. Tech      6-3-9               10-4-14 

1998         solo-assist-total   solo-assist-total 
James Madison    7-2-9               8-4-12 
Virginia         13-1-14             7-3-10

MORE BARTON & OGLE, PART II
Barton and Ogle posted impressive stats last season as bookend linebackers, both averaging over 12 stops per contest. Barton led the ACC with 85 solo tackles and was third overall with 134. Teammate Ogle was fifth with 75 solos, and second overall with 138.

ESPN PLAYERS PLAY IN MORGANTOWN
The Terps boast a pair of linebackers both featured on ESPN's "The Players" weekly internet feature highlighting opinions and comments from several of the country's top talents. For the first time this season, Eric Barton and Kendall Ogle play head-to-head with one of their fellow internet contributors. All-America running back Amos Zereoue will run headlong into the Barton-Ogle defense Saturday at Mountaineer Field.

200-YARD TRIO PROVIDES QUITE A RUSH
The Terps established the running game against Virginia that Maryland coaches have been seeking. LaMont Jordan combined with Harold Westley and Matt Kalapinski to rush for 210 yards as a trio. Maryland totaled 263 yards in gross rushing yardage - 188 after subtracting losses including six sacks on pass plays. All this against a Virginia defense that shutout then-No. 25 Auburn 19-0 and limited the Tigers to just 18 rushing yards just one week earlier.

Each of the three backs broke long runs in the game. Kalapinski recorded the longest run of his young career with a 53-yard jaunt before being brought down at the Virginia 4-yard line. His 87 yards on the day easily bested his previous game high of just eight yards only a week ago. Westley's 30-yard TD score was the third-longest run of his career. Jordan's long was 28 yards although he had a TD run of 29 yards reduced to an 11-yard gain after a holding penalty.

ACC RUSHING BEST
Maryland's 188 rushing yards at UVA matched the Terps' best output from 1997 (vs. Temple) and was the school's best mark since a 259-yard rushing effort against Duke in 1996.

TWO OVER 100
When was the last time the Terps had two running backs rush for over 100 yards apiece? It nearly happened at Virginia and oddly it wasn't that long ago that it happened. LaMont Jordan and Brian Underwood both eclipsed the 100-yard plateau just last season against Temple.

WESTLEY SIXTH IN ACC
Junior tailback Harold Westley made his fourth career start at Virginia, and recorded 55 rushing yards on 12 carries. He started the game before splitting duty with sophomore LaMont Jordan. In two starting assignments this year, Westley averages 61.5 yards per game and ranks as the sixth-leading rusher in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

JORDAN-ESQUE
The ACC rookie-of-the-year runner-up last season, Maryland's LaMont Jordan picked up Saturday right where he left off a year ago, leaving ACC opponents in his dust. Jordan collected a workmanlike 23 carries at Virginia, and made the difference in sustaining numerous Terrapin drives. Jordan was 4-for-4 in third down conversions against the Cavaliers, and repeatedly made key plays. In his return from a foot injury at the close of fall camp, Jordan totaled 88 yards on 23 carries, and caught three passes for 31 yards. Here is more on Maryland's candidate for the Doak Walker national running back award:

 

   at NC State       22-126   5.7 average 
   at Georgia Tech   25-97    3.8 average 
   at Virginia       23-88    3.8 average

HONORS CANDIDATE -- JOHN FEUGILL
Senior OT John Feugill (Methuen, Mass.) is a third-year starter at right tackle and anchors a line that opens holes for Jordan. Feugill, at 6-foot-7 and 299 lbs., starts his 25th consecutive game for Maryland on Saturday. He was a preseason All-ACC recipient by several preview magazines.

Feugill was among four offensive lineman earning "Victory Club" status for outstanding play against Virginia. Feugill heads an offensive line that has undergone significant change of late, but which was instrumental in aiding a substantial running attack against a stingy Virginia defense.

STARTING STREAKS
Terp seniors Eric Barton, John Feugill and Kendall Ogle all have started 24 consecutive games in a Maryland uniform. The trio has started every Terrapin contest since their sophomore seasons.

Other starting streaks include OL Brad Messina and DL Delbert Cowsette (Cleveland, Ohio) who each have started 13 straight contests. WR Moises Cruz has started seven straight games, and CB Cliff Crosby (Erie, Pa.) six.

WASHINGTON AMONG PICK LEADERS
Lynde Washington picked off a pair of passes in Maryland's opening game, and still ranks second in the ACC and tied for fifth in the country in interceptions per game. Washington's two interceptions were the first of his career, and included a 32-yard runback for touchdown.

KOPKA HIGHS Sophomore placekicker Brian Kopka has booted five field goals in two games to lead the ACC in field goals and scoring. Only three college kickers have made more so far this season. Kopka is tied for fourth in the country in field goals per game (2.5).

CARDINAL GIBBONS BACKFIELD Turn back the clock to 1994 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The same starting backfield then, at Cardinal Gibbons High School, re-appeared in the Terps opener at Byrd Stadium with Ken Mastrole calling signals and Harold Westley starting behind him at tailback. Mastrole, then a senior at Cardinal Gibbons, came to Maryland in 1995 and redshirted his first campaign. Westley, a year behind Mastrole at Cardinal Gibbons, came to College Park in 1996.

Counting the Virginia game, they have started together in four games. Coincidentally, the two games that Westley started as a true freshman in 1996 were the same that Mastrole first started as a redshirt freshman -- vs. West Virginia and NC State. Those games established Mastrole as the first redshirt freshman in Maryland history to start at QB.

MASTROLE IS NO. 1 After starting three games as a redshirt freshman in 1996, Ken Mastrole is in his first season billed as the Terps' top QB. The backup last season to CFL-bound Brian Cummings, Mastrole has logged action in 16 games over the past three seasons. He made history in 1996 while starting the West Virginia game, becoming the first freshman QB to start a game in Terp history. Mastrole, game-by-game:

 

1996                Comp   Att   Yds   TD   Int. 
Northern Illinois   0      0     0     0    0 
Virginia            9      15    66    0    2 
West Virginia-s     5      17    32    0    0 
NC State-s          15     28    140   0    1 
North Carolina      0      1     0     0    0 
Wake Forest         2      11    10    0    0 
Duke-s              5      17    106   0    0 

1997                Comp   Att   Yds   TD   Int. 
Florida State       1      1     9     0    0 
North Carolina      1      2     2     0    0 
Duke                0      1     0     0    0 
Wake Forest         2      3     25    0    0 
Virginia            3      11    47    0    0 
NC State            0      1     0     0    1 
Georgia Tech        0      0     0     0    0 

1998                Comp   Att   Yds   TD   Int. 
James Madison-s     15     28    181   0    0 
Virginia-s          11     23    150   0    1

SEEKING FIRST TD PASS
Ken Mastrole threw his first and only career touchdown pass to Kendrick Walton vs. Duke in 1996. The TD pass was part of 16 unanswered points engineered by Mastrole in his last start and most recent victory before this season. He injured his right clavicle, however, and was lost for the final three games of the season. He still is in search of his first TD pass of 1998.

THREE AMIGOS
Maryland has seen consistent play from its top three receivers thus far - Jermaine Arrington (Landover, Md.), Moises Cruz and Jason Hatala (Centreville, Va.). Each has caught passes in both games to date with Arrington and Cruz both ranking among ACC leaders in receptions per game. Arrington has been the Terps' leading pass-catcher against James Madison and Virginia, and averages four catches and 68 yards per game (8-136). A 42-yard reception against JMU and a 37-yarder against Virginia are Maryland's longest pass plays from scrimmage. Cruz has caught six aerials for 75 yards. Hatala has hauled in four passes for 59 yards.

IN THE RED ZONE
The Terps are have scored on six of seven occasions that they have reached inside the opponents' 20-yard line. Maryland has scored a pair of touchdowns and four field goals for 85.7% effectiveness.

Opponents have 66.7% effectiveness against the Terrapins. JMU and Virginia combined to score three touchdowns and one field goal in six trips inside the Maryland 20.

4 OF 5 QUARTER SHUTOUTS
Maryland blanked the Cavaliers in the first quarter last weekend to record a shutout in four of five quarters to that point. Maryland's defense pitched a shutout through three quarters against James Madison before allowing a pair of TDs and big plays in the final quarter.

The three-period shutout marked the first time Maryland had held an opponent scoreless in three consecutive quarters since a 52-0 shutout of Wake Forest in 1996.

Until that point vs. JMU, the Terrapins limited James Madison to just 94 total offensive yards. JMU had two first downs and 12 yards total offense at halftime.

ALMOST EXACTLY THE DIFFERENCE
Maryland turned the ball over twice more than Virginia, and the Cavaliers converted two Terrapin turnovers into a touchdown and field goal. Those 10 points, plus a blocked Maryland extra-point attempt spell almost exactly the difference in a 31-19 score last week.

POSSESSION MISCELLANY

CONTROL THE CLOCK
Maryland has controlled time of possession in both games this season, and in nine of its last 13 games.

TIPPING THE SCALES
Maryland's offensive line (including TE) tips the scales at an average of 280.2 lbs., compared to 290.8 lbs. for the West Virginia line. Defensively, Maryland's front four weighs in at an average of 259 lbs. compared to 277.5 for the Mountaineers.

NFL REUNION AND BOOMER
Former Terp boss Bobby Ross ended his tenure in College Park after the 1986 season, but not before recruiting and signing future pro Neil O'Donnell as his quarterback of the future. Ross is now with the NFL Detroit Lions after a stay with the San Diego Chargers. O'Donnell, after a decorated college career from 1987-89 and NFL stops with Pittsburgh and the New York Jets, is now with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Ross and O'Donnell were re-united Sunday when O'Donnell's Bengals defeated the Lions 34-28 in overtime. O'Donnell finished 25-of-36 passing for 303 yards and two touchdowns.

And don't forget the "other" former Maryland QB still being heard around the NFL. Boomer Esaison is in his first season in the booth with Al Michaels and Dan Dierdorf as part of the ABC Monday Night Football broadcast crew. Esaison completed 14 NFL seasons with the Bengals, Jets and Cardinals before taking a seat behind the mic.

NEHLEN REUNIONS
Terrapin head coach Ron Vanderlinden coached briefly with West Virginia mentor Don Nehlen, though just for one season when Vanderlinden was a graduate assistant coach at Michigan. It was the last of Nehlen's three seasons with the Wolverines, on his way to a storied career at West Virginia. Michigan played in the 1979 Gator Bowl with Vanderlinden and Nehlen on the same staff.

But one Terp coach who has spend considerably more time with Nehlen is offensive guards and centers coach Elliot Uzelac. Dating to his first coaching job as a graduate assistant at Bowling Green, Uzelac has spent a total of four seasons with Nehlen. Uzelac broke into the coaching ranks as a Bowling Green grad assistant while Nehlen was beginning his first year as a BGU full-time assistant. Three years later, Nehlen hired Uzelac as his offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for three seasons.

Uzelac later served as head coach at Western Michigan where his Broncos faced Nehlen as opposing head Mid-American Conference head coaches in 1975 and 1976. Nehlen left for Michigan in 1977.

TERP BIRTHDAYS: P Sean Starner turns 21 on Sept. 15 ... OG Chris Snader turns 19 on Sept. 15 ... CB Cliff Crosby turns 24 on Sept. 17 ... LS Scott Rudolph turns 20 on Sept. 17 ... DE Rasheed Simmons turns 23 on Sept. 17 ... OG Jamie Wu turns 21 on Sept. 18 ... Mukala Sikyala turns 20 on Sept. 20 ... DE Peter Timmons turns 21 on Sept. 20 ...

TERPS AT A GLANCE

QUARTERBACK
Junior Ken Mastrole is slated to make his third start of the season and sixth of his career this weekend ... a backup to former Terp QB Brian Cummings the past two seasons, Mastrole has completed 26 of 47 passes (.553) for 331 yards and one interception this season ... for his career, Mastrole is 69 of 155 for 768 yards, five interceptions and one TD ... the Florida native will be making his second career start vs. the Mountaineers (he was 5 of 17 for 32 yards vs. WVU in 1996 when he became the first redshirt freshman in school history to start at game at quarterback) ... Mastrole's backup entering the season, fellow junior Trey Evans, suffered a torn ACL in fall camp and was lost for the season, leaving a pair of true freshmen (Randall Jones and Calvin McCall) behind Mastrole ... in fact, all four QB's on the depth chart behind Mastrole are either true freshmen or redshirt freshmen (Gil Harris and Erik Lipton) ... Jones, from Frederick, Md., by way of the Naval Academy Prep School, took a pair of snaps in Maryland's season-opening win over JMU Sept. 5 ... neither McCall, Harris or Lipton have taken a snap at the major college level.

RUNNING BACK
Improving the ground game has been a major focus for Maryland since the end of last season, and the Terps made significant progress in that regard in last week's loss at Virginia, totaling 263 gross rushing yards (they lost 53 yards in yielding six sacks) and finishing with 188 net rushing yards, the most by a Maryland team since the fourth game of 1997 (188 vs. Temple) ... that effort, vs. a Virginia defense that held Auburn to just 18 rushing yards Sept. 3, came one week after the Terps totaled 42 net yards on the ground vs. James Madison ... Maryland was buoyed by the season debut of sophomore LaMont Jordan, a Doak Walker Award candidate who finished with 88 yards on 23 carries ... Jordan, runner-up for ACC Rookie of the Year last season, is averaging 103.7 rushing yards per game over the course of his last three games dating to last season ... against Virginia, he was followed closely by sophomore fullback Matt Kalapinski (87 yards, including a 53-yard gain to set up a third-quarter TD) and junior tailback Harold Westley (12 carries, 55 yards) ... Westley, who attended the same Florida high school as Mastrole, leads the Terps in yards (123) and carries (32) ... all three of Maryland's offensive touchdowns in 1998 have come via the ground game ... the Terps are averaging 47.5 rushes per game through two games (last year they averaged 37.7 rushes per contest).

WIDE RECEIVERS
Junior Jermaine Arrington, a former walk-on who originally attended Memphis on a track scholarship, has been one of the big surprises for the Terps in 1998, leading the squad in receptions (8), receiving yards (136) and receiving yards per game (68.0) ... Arrington has shown an ability to get deep, latching onto a 37-yard reception in the opener vs. JMU and a 42-yarder last week vs. Virginia ... however, he sprained his left ankle in the fourth quarter of the loss at Virginia and is questionable ... Arrington is part of a young receiving corps that features seven returning lettermen who accounted for 89 catches for 1,195 yards and seven touchdowns in '97 ... the group includes sophomore Moises Cruz, who led the team in receptions (29) and receiving yards (337) as a redshirt freshman last season ... Cruz ranks second to Arrington in receptions (6) and receiving yards (75) in '98 ... sophomore Jason Hatala, the Terps' No. 3 wideout, has four catches for 59 yards ... also back from last year is sophomore Omar Cheeseboro, who had four TD catches among his 14 receptions in '97.

OFFENSIVE LINE The offensive front is led by veteran right tackle John Feugill, the only senior to start on offense for the Terps this season ... a pro prospect, the 6-7, 299-pound Feugill is slated to make his 25th consecutive start this Saturday ... the line drew high marks for its run-blocking last weekend vs. Virginia, as the Terps totaled 263 gross rushing yards on the afternoon ... Feugill is one of two returning starters up front for the Terps, although the other returning starter, Brad Messina, shifted over to left tackle after starting all 11 games at left guard last season ... the Terps suffered a blow in fall camp when sophomore center Ben Thomas, an 11-game starter as a true freshman in '97, left the team for personal reasons ... in Thomas' place redshirt freshman Melvin Fowler, Jr., who was moved over from defensive line late in fall camp and who had never played the position prior to last month ... the Terps are hopeful of re-gaining the services of junior guard Eric Timothy, who missed the Virginia game with a sprained ankle suffered in the opener vs. JMU ... Timothy was replaced in the starting lineup by redshirt freshman Mike George.

TIGHT END Terps are well-stocked at the tight end position, with Wisconsin transfer John Waerig heading the depth chart ... the 6-2, 261-pound Waerig is a tough, physical player with outstanding blocking and above average receiving skills ... Waerig redshirted at Maryland last season after playing the previous two seasons at Wisconsin, where he saw time at fullback and on special teams in 1995 and '96 ... he is backed by a pair of redshirt freshman: Eric James and Mike Hull ... Hull appeared in all 11 games as a true freshman last year, totaling 13 receptions for 111 yards and one touchdown.

DEFENSIVE LINE Maryland entered the season needing to replace three departed starters, two of whom are now playing in the NFL (Eric Ogbogu and Eric Hicks) ... junior Delbert Cowsette, last year's team leader in TFL's (10), is the lone returning starter on the defensive front ... he is joined at an inside position by true sophomore Kris Jenkins ... manning the defensive end positions are senior Rasheed Simmons and junior Peter Timmins ... Jenkins leads the team in tackles for loss (3), Simmons leads in sacks (1.5) ... the Terps have opened with the same quartet in both games in '98.

LINEBACKER The Terps feature one of the country's most productive linebacking tandems in seniors Eric Barton and Kendall Ogle, a pair of candidates for the Butkus Award ... last year, Ogle and Barton finished 2-3 in the ACC tackle race, totaling 138 and 134 stops, respectively ... Barton was the ACC leader last year in solo stops (85) ... both have gotten off to outstanding starts this season, combining for 45 tackles between them ... Barton leads the team in solo tackles (20) and total tackles (23) ... Ogle has 22 total tackles ... Barton had a team-high 14 tackles at Virginia, 13 of them solo stops ... both Barton and Ogle played all 61 defensive snaps for the Terps vs. the Cavaliers ... at the bandit outside linebacker position is redshirt freshman Aaron Thompson, a converted fullback who totaled nine tackles in his major college debut Sept. 5 vs. James Madison.

SECONDARY This unit, which lost three starters from '97, was labeled the "area of greatest concern" by head coach Ron Vanderlinden prior to the season ... the opposition has completed 31 of 51 passes for 379 yards and three touchdowns through the first two games ... the Virginia game saw the return of free safety Paul Jackson, who saw limited action in the opener after suffering a groin pull in fall camp ... sophomore Shawn Forte has opened both games as the starting strong safety, and is backed by true freshman Rod Littles ... a pair of two-year lettermen man the corner positions: junior Lynde Washington, who had two interceptions (the first of his career) in the opener vs. JMU, and senior Cliff Crosby, who was rated the Terps' most improved player in the secondary coming out of spring drills ... Washington's interception return for a touchdown vs. JMU was the first by a Terp since 1989.

KICKING GAME Sophomore kicker Brian Kopka is off to an impressive start, leading the ACC in field goals made (5) and sharing the league lead in scoring (9.0 ppg) ... Kopka opened the campaign by making three of four field goal attempts and totaling a career high 11 points vs. JMU ... he posted his second multiple field goal game of the season (and third of his career) by connecting on a pair of attempts at Virginia, including the second longest of his career (46 yards) ... Kopka is 11 of 16 on field goal attempts in his brief career, with his long of 47 yards coming last year vs. Duke ... punter Russ Edwards, who entered the season with a career average of 36.8 yards per punt, has punted for a 39.2 average on nine punts through two games this season ... three of his punts have been downed inside the 20, one has been downed inside the 10 ... sophomore Tony Jackson has handled the punt return chores exclusively, and is averaging 7.8 yards on six returns ... four different players have returned kickoffs for the Terps, who are averaging 20.3 yards per return as a team.

TERPS BY THE NUMBERS

3
Career multiple field goal games by sophomore place kicker Brian Kopka, who has connected on 5 of 6 field goal attempts through two games this season.

5
The Terps face five teams in 1998 who played in bowl games last year: Clemson, Florida St., Georgia Tech, No. Carolina, West Virginia.

.406
Maryland's third-down conversion percentage through two games, second highest in the ACC. Against Virginia, the Terps were 9 of 17 on third-down plays. The Terp defense has limited the opposition to a success rate of just 29.2 percent (7 of 24).

14
The number of tackles recorded by senior ILB Eric Barton vs. Virginia last Saturday. It was the fifth time in his last eight games he has reached double figures in tackles.

21
The number of freshmen or sophomores on Maryland's two-deep roster this week.

27
The number of third quarter points scored by the Terps this season, accounting for 64 percent of their season total.

50.0
Exactly half - 23 of 46 - of the players who stepped onto the field last weekend vs. Virginia were either freshmen or sophomores. One week earlier, vs. JMU, 52 percent (27 of 52) were underclassmen.

75.0
Maryland's success rate on third down plays of six yards or less. In 12 such situations, the Terps have converted nine times.

85.7
Maryland's success ratio when it penetrates the opposition's red zone. In two games, the Terps have come away with two TDs and four FGs in seven trips inside the opponent's 20-yard line. The opposition's success rate inside the red zone is 66.7 percent (4 of 6).

281
Career tackles by senior linebacker Eric Barton, who leads the team in stops (23) through two games this season.

514
Combined career tackles by Eric Barton (281) and Kendall Ogle (233), the ACC's leading returning tacklers from '97.

BARTON & OGLE JOIN ESPN "PLAYERS"

Eric Barton and Kendall Ogle are among 28 national stars that appear weekly to answer pertinent questions relating to football, college athletics, rivalries and traditions. Log on to www.espn.com, click on college football and check out the Terps among this weekly college football feature.

New questions and responses appear every Thursday. Last Week's ESPN "The Players" Topic:

ESPN: Would you rather open the season against a top-ranked opponent, or against a team which you are heavily favored to beat?

Barton: "You can go either way in playing a ranked or unranked team, and still have a great season. So long as you get a win under your belt in your first game, it really doesn't matter who it's against. You might draw more national attention if you were to play a ranked opponent and win, but that's kind of a double-edged sword. It can work against you, too, if you're not ready. I think it depends a little on what kind of team you have, and who your coach is comfortable in preparing you for. You have to prepare for a dogfight in every game you play, and come out to play hard no matter what."

Ogle: "I think it depends entirely on the mindset of the team. If the team is a veteran team with seniors and starters coming back, it may be to their advantage to play a top-ranked opponent. They've been there before and they'll be ready for that type of challenge. But if you're the type of team that has a lot of new players and young players, it's probably more beneficial to play a lesser opponent so that those new guys can get comfortable and get some confidence with a win under their belt."

 
ESPN "The Players" Roster -- 1998 
Bob Adamov, LB,         Wisconsin 
Jeremy Aldrich, K,      Colorado 
Eric Barton, LB,        Maryland 
Michael Bishop, QB,     Kansas State 
Dre' Bly, DB,           North Carolina 
Kris Brown, K,          Nebraska 
Rosevelt Colvin, DL,    Purdue 
Tim Couch, QB,          Kentucky 
Oscar Davenport,        North Carolina 
Kevin Feterik, QB,      BYU 
Rufus French, TE,       Mississippi 
Steve Gleason, LB,      Washington State 
Donnie Hart, WR,        Texas Tech 
Brock Huard, QB,        Washington 
Sedrick Irvin, WR,      Michigan State 
Graham Leigh, QB,       New Mexico 
Chris McAlister, DB,    Arizona 
Jason McKinley, QB,     Houston 
Cade McNown, QB,        UCLA 
Mark Mill, WR,          Navy 
Kendall Ogle, LB,       Maryland 
Jason Poles, DB,        Syracuse 
Montae Reagor, DL,      Texas Tech 
Kirby Smart, DB,        Georgia 
Marquis Smith, DB,      California 
Quinton Spotwood, WR,   Syracuse 
Michael Stinchcomb, OL, Georgia 
Amos Zereoue, RB,       West Virginia

QUOTING COACH VANDERLINDEN

On the Virginia Game: "I expected this to happen the way we ran the ball, because we had seen it coming in practice. I'm really encouraged that such a youthful offense was able to run the ball effectively against a defense that had given up just 18 yards rushing against Auburn. If you eliminate the quarterback sacks, which we must do, we rushed for over 250 yards. And then you tack on a long touchdown run that was called back, that is just one heckuva an effort. Turnovers obviously dictated the outcome of the game. We turned it over three times and they turned it over once. I was proud of our players at halftime for overcoming those turnovers and climbing right back into that game. That's the kind of team I want to have at Maryland. You saw today what we're developing - that's where this thing is going. A year ago it was Band-Aids all over the place. It's starting to come together. Doggone it, we didn't win the game. That's what it's all about. I think our players proved to themselves that we're going to be a good football team."

On Utilizing the Fullback: "You put together a gameplan predicated on how to attack a defense. In this particular gameplan, we felt we could do some things with the quick-hitting plays of the fullback. I've maintained all along that the way to attack blitzing defenses is if you can have a solid running game to take advantage of blitzing teams, because it is feast or famine. You hit or you miss. I thought Kenny Mastrole did a much better job this week of putting us in the right play. Virginia did a good job of stemming and disguising what they were doing on defense. I thought it was a good chess match. Both teams fought hard.

On LaMont Jordan: "I thought he ran well. He ran hard. He ran like we were accustomed to seeing him run. Hopefully that will continue and he'll stay healthy and we'll see a great year out of LaMont. He's got a chance to be really special. He's a good player. This is first game this season, and for him to touch the ball 26 times is a pretty good effort on a hot day. I was encouraged by what he did."

On Maryland: "I'm impressed with the way our players have come together. The attitude of this team is completely different from a year ago. It's much more focused. Our players have bought into [the program]. This is a team willing to do what we've asked. By no means have we arrived. There's plenty of tough sledding ahead. But I definitely think this thing is moving in the right direction."

PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARDS

James Madison: Lynde Washington (defensive back), Kris Jenkins & Kendall Ogle (defensive line), Jermaine Arrington (offensive back), Matt Kalapinski (special teams), Chris Pope (offensive scout team), William Shime (defensive scout team).

Virginia: Brad Messina (offensive line), LaMont Jordan (offensive back), Russ Edwards (special teams), Chad Killian (offensive scout team), Corey Smith (defensive scout team).

TERRAPIN HISTORY & FACTS

 
TEAM HISTORY 
106th season (1892-94, 1896-present) 
528-464-42 record (.531) 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 
1953 

ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS 
1953, 1955, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985 

FINAL RANKINGS (AP; AP/Coaches) 
1949 (14), 1951 (3), 1952 (13), 1953 (1), 1954 (8), 1955 (3), 1973 (20), 1974 (13), 
1975 (13), 1976 (8), 1978 (20), 1982 (20/18), 1983 (NR/24), 1984 (12/9), 1985 (18/17) 

BOWL GAMES (6-9-2) 
1948 Gator Bowl, 1950 Gator Bowl, 1952 Sugar Bowl, 1954 Orange Bowl, 1956 
Orange Bowl, 1973 Peach Bowl, 1974 Liberty Bowl, 1975 Gator Bowl, 1977 
Cotton Bowl, 1977 Hall of Fame Bowl, 1978 Sun Bowl, 1980 Tangerine Bowl, 
1982 Aloha Bowl, 1983 Citrus Bowl, 1984 Sun Bowl, 1985 Cherry Bowl, 1990 
Independence Bowl 

TERPS IN THE NFL (current as of Sept. 11) 
J.B. Brown, DB (Arizona) 
Kevin Glover, C (Seattle) 
Aaron Henne, OG (Pittsburgh) 
Eric Hicks, DE (Kansas City) 
Steve Ingram, OT (Tampa Bay) 
Clarence Jones, OT (New Orleans) 
Mike Kiselak, OG (Dallas) 
Jermaine Lewis, WR (Baltimore) 
Scott Milanovich, QB (Tampa Bay) 
Neil O'Donnell, QB (Cincinnati) 
Eric Ogbogu, DE (NY Jets) 
Frank Reich, QB (Detroit) 
Chad Scott, DB (Pittsburgh) 
Ratcliff Thomas, LB (Indianapolis) 
Al Wallace, DE (Philadelphia) 
Larry Webster, DT (Baltimore) 
Frank Wycheck, TE (Tennessee) 
Scott Zolak, QB (New England)

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CONTACTS AND INTERVIEWS
Contact Dave Haglund, assistant athletic director for media relations, or Kevin Messenger, assistant media relations director, for weekly interviews or information regarding Maryland Football. Practices are open to the media with few exceptions (Sunday practices are closed). Mondays are non-practice days though select players may be made available at Coach Vanderlinden's weekly media luncheon or upon request. Tuesday and Wednesday interviews, whether in person or by phone, are to be conducted after practices conclude between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Game week player interviews conclude at the start of practice on Thursdays. No player or coach interviews shall be conducted on Fridays or Sundays. Cameras and photographers are allowed to shoot warm-ups, stretching drills and the individual periods of practice. Team drills are not accessible to cameras or photographers. Team meetings before, during and after practice are private.

Media Relations Office - 301-314-7064
Media Relations Fax - 301-314-9094
Haglund's email - haglund@wam.umd.edu
Messenger's email - kmess@wam.umd.edu

MARYLAND NEWS & NOTES BY E-MAIL Weekly football releases from the Maryland athletic media relations office may be obtained automatically every Monday morning by contacting Kevin Messenger at kmess@wam.umd.edu. List TERP NEWS in the subject heading, and include the name of your media outlet and phone number in your message.

ACC FAXBACK SERVICE
ACC and Maryland news releases are available 24 hours-a-day on the ACC Faxback System. Please contact the Maryland media relations office for the faxback phone number. Use the following codes: Release (Maryland-51050, ACC-5050), Notes Only (Maryland-51051, ACC-5051), Stats Only (Maryland-51052, ACC-5052), Box Score (Maryland-51053), Schedule/Roster (Maryland-51054, ACC-5054), NCAA Statistics (ACC-5055).

ACC WEEKLY SATELLITE FEED
ACC weekly football highlights are available on satellite feed every Wednesday. Feeds include coach & player interviews, and highlights from previous week's games. The following is satellite information for the entire season (note satellite change in late September).

Through Sept. 23 -- 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Galaxy 9, Transponder 2 (C-band); downlink frequency 3740 Mhz; bandwidth 36 Mhz; Audio 6.2/6.8 Mhz.

Sept. 30 through Nov. 18 -- 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Telstar 5, Transponder 6 (C-band); downlink frequency 3820 Mhz; Audio 6.2/6.8 Mhz.

MARYLAND BROADCAST SPORTSLINE
Broadcast quality sound bites from coach Ron Vanderlinden are available each week on the Maryland Sportsline. Call 301-441-2227 for previews and recaps from each game. Sportsline is updated every Monday and Friday morning.

WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEON
Head coach Ron Vanderlinden meets the media every Monday at noon on the second floor of the Tyser Tower Press Box.

ACC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE
ACC coaches are featured in a weekly teleconference each Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 2 and concluding Nov. 18. Each coach will have 10 minutes to make an opening statement and answer questions. Access the teleconference by dialing 913-981-5507. A replay is available for 24 hours beginning Wednesday afternoon by dialing 402-220-4214 and using ACC# as the password.

 
The 1998 ACC Coaches Teleconference schedule: 

   Jim Caldwell, Wake Forest      11:00 a.m. 
   George Welsh, Virginia         11:10 a.m. 
   Mike O'Cain, NC State          11:20 a.m. 
   Carl Torbush, North Carolina   11:30 a.m. 
   Ron Vanderlinden, Maryland     11:40 a.m. 
   George O'Leary, Georgia Tech   11:50 a.m. 
   Bobby Bowden, Florida State    12:00 p.m. 
   Fred Goldsmith, Duke           12:10 p.m. 
   Tommy West, Clemson            12:20 p.m. 
   

Following The Terrapins

MARYLAND SPORTS ON THE INTERNET
All the latest in Terp sports news is at your computer fingertips by accessing www.umterps.com. Football game broadcasts can be heard over the internet by accessing www.gamecruiser.com.

RON VANDERLINDEN TV SHOW.
The Ron Vanderlinden TV Coach's Show airs weekly during the football season, and can be viewed in the following East Coast media markets: Washington, D.C./Baltimore on Home Team Sports (HTS) every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.; Washington, D.C./Baltimore on WPXW-TV (check local cable listings) at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday; Buffalo, N.Y. on the Empire Sports Network every Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.; Philadelphia on Comcast Cablevision every Saturday at 11:30 a.m.; Atlanta on FOX Sports South every Friday at 2 p.m.; Florida on the Sunshine Network every Thursday at 2:30 p.m.

MARYLAND FOOTBALL RADIO NETWORK
Johnny Holliday, in his 20th season as Voice of the Terps, calls the play-by-play alongside color analyst Ken Broo. WBAL (1090-AM in Baltimore) and WTEM (980-AM in Washington, D.C.) serve as the network's flagship stations. The Maryland Football Network: Aberdeen (WAMD, 970-AM), Cumberland (WTBO, 1450-AM), Elkton (WSER, 1550-AM), Frederick (WFMD, 930-AM), Hagerstown (WARK, 1490-AM), Oakland/Mountain Lake Park (WMSG, 1050-AM), Pocomoke City (WKHW, 106.5-FM), Rockville (WINX, 1600-AM), Salisbury (WTGM, 960-AM), Westminster (WTTR, 1470-AM).

TERP GAMES ON TEAMLINE
Terp fans can hear live play-by-play of all 11 Maryland football games from any phone in the world on TEAMLINE. Dial 800-846-4700 and enter the Terps' team code 5517 to access the games with a Visa or MasterCard.

TERRAPIN FANPHONE
Information on Maryland athletics, including actualities with head coach Ron Vanderlinden, can be obtained by calling the Terrapin Fanphone at 301-314-TERP.