Coming into Saturday's home opener vs. James Madison, questions surrounded the Maryland Terrapins. The Terrapins, after a 52-13 blowout loss to California, faced questions about their ability to score as well as to stop any offense. The team claimed that next week would be different.
Well, one week later, the Terrapins find themselves facing those questions again. Down 28-21 entering the fourth quarter, the Terps have struggled to put up points, have struggled to stop JMU's spread offense, and have struggled to separate themselves from what should be an inferior opponent.
Don Brown's much-hyped aggressive defense has been absolutely shredded all night long by both James Madison quarterbacks. The spread offense, yet again, has dominated the Maryland defense. The Terp's offense has maintained some solid drives but has failed to generate anything substantial since the first quarter. Without a Torrey Smith kickoff return, they would be down even more than the 7 points they currently find themselves.
The offensive line is beginning to show signs of being rattled, Chris Turner has made some poor decisions (one of which leading to a touchdown), and Da'Rel Scott has not been a difference-maker.
With 15 minutes left in the game, head coach Ralph Friedgen must find a way to get his offense going. Down 7 and with their defense getting dominated by an FCS team, the Terrapins have to act quickly to avoid becoming the ACC's third loss to an FCS team.
-Tyler Radecki
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