Maryland Vs. Notre Dame: Ugly Season For Terrapins Could Give Way To Brighter Future

The Maryland Terrapins are just 2-8 this year, but there are some young pieces in place that could bring a much brighter football future to College Park.

Maryland Vs. Notre Dame: Reaction To Big Loss From Randy Edsall, Players

LANDOVER, MD: Not a lot of things went right for the Maryland Terrapins tonight. They were outplayed when the Irish had the ball, when they had the ball and when one team was punting to the other. This was a complete deconstruction, from start to finish, by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish tonight. And to make matters worse, the Terps lost Danny O'Brien for the rest of the year after breaking a bone in his non-throwing arm. It could not have gone much worse. But don't take my word for it, here are some selected quotes from Randy Edsall and some of the players following the loss.

Randy Edsall:

Coach Edsall has been tight-lipped with the media since he took over at Maryland, but tonight set a new standard. His entire post-game press conference lasted a generous 3:52, and he didn't take very many answers beyond the minium amount of response. No matter the question, no matter the angle, Randy Edsall didn't have a lot to say about it; and I don't blame him.

Demetrius Hartsfield:

On this Nationally televised game Vs. the Miami game

Very frustrating. It's another loss. And to lose the way we did, it's like we just gave up. We didn't fight like we wanted to. We didn't play the same like we did against Miami. It's definitely disappointing.

On how Notre Dame was so effective running the ball

They were just spreading us out and running the ball. Getting the least amount of people in the box and running the ball. That's all they were doing. We just weren't tackling good.

Joe Velano:

On missed tackles

I'm to blame too. I missed a couple of them early in the game, third down plays, they're huge. I'm to blame too. Just overall, stuff like that. No doubt I thought they were good up front. I thought they had real great running backs. Those running backs were good. I got caught a couple times going of after them.

On staying focused on the game

That was tough. We were coming off the sideline, everyone is trying to focus. D-Line, we were all in there. It's tough, when you're getting going, you kind of have the blinders on, D-Line, I thought we battled in there, me and and AJ, I thought we were battling.

Danny O'Brien Injury Update: Maryland QB Out For Year

According to this tweet, Danny O'Brien has been lost for the year. Head coach Randy Edsall said that he broke a bone in his upper arm but would hold out on an official prognosis until more tests had been completed. O'Brien was injured in Saturday night's game against Notre Dame. He was forced to leave the game and did not return.

O'Brien was named the starter for the game, but after being largely ineffective through the opening weeks of the season Edsall named C.J. Brown his starter. Since then, both quarterbacks have had their low and high points, and a Brown injury opened the door back up for O'Brien.

O'Brien was the ACC Rookie of the Year in 2010 after passing for 22 TD's and leading Maryland to a 9-4 finish and a bowl win over the East Carolina Pirates in the Military Bowl. Against Notre Dame he was 14-of-22 for 132 yards with a touchdown and an interception before the injury.

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Notre Dame Vs. Maryland Final Score: Terps Nightmare Season Continues, Lose To Irish 45-21 And Lose Danny O'Brien

The Maryland Terrapins were routed at home by the Notre Dame Fighing Irish 45-21 Saturday night, dropping the Terrapins to 2-8 (1-5) and improving the Irish to 7-3.

The Irish scored early and often, dominating all four quarters in all aspects of the game. On offense, Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees had a banner game, completing 30-of-37 passes and throwing for 296 yards and two TD's. On the ground Jonas Gray and Cierre Wood tallied over 200 yards and three TD's.

For the Terrapins Danny O'Brien, who was named the starter before this game, had one of his better games, throwing for a TD and an interception. However, he was injured and had to leave the game. There is no update on his status as of yet. C.J. Brown was good in relief, but most of what the Terrapins did wrong was on the defensive end. They were also unable to get the running game going.

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Danny O'Brien Injury Update: Maryland Quarterback Taken Out With Arm Injury

It just keeps getting worse for Maryland. Just when the Terps sort of started to put together a decent drive, Danny O'Brien threw a horrendous pass that was intercepted by Lo Woods for a 57-yard touchdown and a 38-7 Notre Dame lead. On the very next drive, O'Brien was sacked and injured his left arm. He has been removed from the game, and C.J. Brown has replaced him.

O'Brien was trying to escape the pressure when a Notre Dame player jumped on him. He landed awkwardly on his left elbow and stayed on the ground. He was immediately taken to the locker room, and his return to the game is still in doubt.

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Maryland Vs. Notre Dame Score Update: Cierre Wood Touchdown Gives Irish 31-7 Lead

It's officially a blowout at FedEx Field. Notre Dame took the ball to begin the third quarter and immediately marched down the field against Maryland, capping off the drive with a three-yard touchdown by Cierre Wood. The score gave Notre Dame a 31-7 lead and capped a 12-play, 73-yard drive.

Maryland's third down woes hurt them on the drive. The Terps could have stopped Notre Dame on third down, but failed and eventually allowed Notre Dame to get deep into the red zone. Missed tackling also hurt and allowed Notre Dame to get inside the 10-yard line. Eventually, Wood easily trotted into the end zone for the touchdown.

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Notre Dame Vs. Maryland Score Update: Danny O'Brien TD Puts Terps On Scoreboard, Down 24-7 At Half

After Tommy Rees threw a 19-yard TD to Michael Floyd midway through the second quarter, the visiting Notre Dame Fighting Irish sported a 17-0 lead over the Maryland Terrapins. Danny O'Brien answered with a touchdown of his own three minutes later, marching the Terrapins 61 yards down field in nine plays and throwing a 13-yard touchdown to Quintin McCree. However, the Irish extended their lead right before half on Jonas Gray's second one-yard touchdown of the game and now lead 24-7 at halftime.

Notre Dame opened up the game with Gray's first touchdown on their first drive to go up 7-0. They added to the margin late in the first to 10-0 after a 52-yard David Ruffer field goal.

O'Brien has looked more like his old self tonight, but it is going to require a lot more from the Terps to come back in this one, primarily stopping Tommy Rees and Jonas Gray. The Fighting Irish have not trailed in this game.

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Maryland Vs. Notre Dame Score Update: Quintin McCree Touchdown Gets Terps On Board

The Maryland Terrapins are on the board against Notre Dame, putting together their first impressive drive of the game. The Terps marched down the field with a series of short and intermediate passes, finally capping it off with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Danny O'Brien to Quintin McCree to cut the Fighting Irish's lead to 17-7.

It was the first example of a sustained drive for O'Brien and the Terps. Trailing 17-7, O'Brien finally was able to get into a rhythm, completing a number of short passes. It was the vision offensive coordinator Gary Crowton had when he took over the team. The touchdown came on one of Crowton's patented bubble screens, as McCree bounced it outside and ran to the corner of the end zone for the score.

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ANIMATED: Maryland Football Might Want To Work On Its Tackling

Maryland Vs. Notre Dame Score Update: Michael Floyd Touchdown Gives Notre Dame 17-0 Lead

The Maryland Terrapins had held Notre Dame's all-world receiver Michael Floyd in check early, but Floyd erupted in the second quarter to give Notre Dame a large lead. Floyd caught a 19-yard touchdown pass and the Fighting Irish now have a 17-0 lead with 8:29 to go in the second quarter at FedEx Field.

The throw was essentially a jump ball, which Floyd won easily over Trenton Hughes. It was the 35th of his career and seventh of the season. It also capped off a seven-play, 80-yard drive that saw the Fighting Irish gash the Terps' defense again, as they have all game. The Terps will need to make quite the comeback to win this one.

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Notre Dame Vs. Maryland Score Update: Fighting Irish Jump Out To 10-0 Lead

At the end of the first quarter the Notre Dame Fighting Irish lead the Maryland Terrapins 10-0 at FedEx Field. The Irish jumped out to an early lead after Jonas Gray scored a touchdown from one-yard out less than four minutes into the game. This is music to Notre Dame fans' ears based on their inability to score in the red-zone this season. The Irish then extended their lead to 10-0 on a 52-yard field goal by David Ruffer.

The Terrapins came into the game on a disappointing losing streak and are now officially eliminated from bowl contention. First year coach Randy Edsall decided to go with Danny O'Brien as his starting QB in this game. He had been rotating between C.J. Brown and O'Brien. So far O'Brien has played much better than his season clip in this game, but Notre Dame is beating the Maryland defense.

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PHOTO: Randy Edsall's Unique State-Flag Jacket

Maryland Vs. Note Dame Score Update: Jonas Gray Gives Fighting Irish 7-0 Lead

Boy, that was quick. It took just two and a half minutes for Notre Dame to get into the end zone against Maryland at FedEx Field. Jonas Gray capped off the 67-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown, and the Fighting Irish lead, 7-0, with 11:25 to go in the first quarter.

Maryland got the ball first, but quickly went three and out. Most frustratingly, Danny O'Brien, who is starting at quarterback over C.J. Brown, missed a wide-open Quintin McCree on second down in the middle of the field. O'Brien then threw it away on third down, and the Fighting Irish showed their superiority once they got the ball.

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Maryland Vs. Notre Dame: Danny O'Brien To Start At Quarterback For Terps

As Maryland gets set to take on Notre Dame at FedEx Field, it will do so with Danny O'Brien starting under center. O'Brien has been announced as the team's starter over C.J. Brown for the second straight week after Brown started the previous three games.

Neither player was especially effective in last week's loss to Virginia. O'Brien completed just 16 of 36 passes for 241 yards, and Brown was just four of seven for 28 yards. They could both very well be used at different points during the game, just like they have been in each of the last three weeks. However, we know for sure that O'Brien will at least begin the game.

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Maryland Vs. Notre Dame: A Game For Shameless Media Members

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Notre Dame Vs. Maryland Game Time, TV Schedule And More

For only the second time in the history of the two schools, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-3) will take on the Maryland Terrapins (2-7) on the gridiron. Notre Dame won the previous meeting 22-0 in the 2002 Kickoff Classic.

Though the game will be played at FedEx, though the Terrapins will actually be the road team. This will be the second straight ACC foe the Fighting Irish will face, having defeated Wake Forest 24-17 last Saturday.

Maryland has lost five straight games and is reeling, but if Randy Edsall's club can pull off a huge win Saturday night at FedEx, it would be a welcome reprieve from a rough first season in College Park for the embattled successor to former Terrapins coach Ralph Friedgen.

Here are all the details you need about this evening's Fighting Irish vs. Terrapins matchup:

Game date, time: 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, November 12th

Location: FedEx Field, Landover, MD

TV channel: NBC

Spread: Notre Dame favored by 20.5 points

Series history: Notre Dame leads 1-0

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Notre Dame Vs. Maryland: Terps To Wear "Pride" Helmets With White Tops

The Maryland Terrapins are facing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this weekend. Terps head coach Randy Edsall has once again tweeted his team's uniforms for the weekend.

The captains decided that we'll be wearing our Pride uniforms this Saturday. #MarylandPride

The Terps wore these uniforms earlier in the season in the loss to the Miami Hurricanes. The Irish will also be wearing special helmets for the game, so each team will be wearing new threads. As you can see, the design on the Terps helmet is the Maryland state seal, split. It's also split on the shoulder pads and if the uniform is identical to what was worn against Miami previously, the shoes will also hold the same pattern as the helmets. The team's tops will obviously be white, but there is no indication if their pants will be black, red, white, or also sport the state seal.

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Notre Dame Vs. Maryland: Terps Release Depth Chart, C.J. Brown And Danny O'Brien Listed As Co-Starters Again

Coming off their fifth straight loss, it appears Randy Edsall and the Maryland Terrapins will continue the revolving door approach at the quarterback position. For the fourth time during this five game losing streak, the Maryland depth chart lists both C.J. Brown and Danny O’Brien as co-starters on the depth chart this week.

Via Patrick Stevens of The Washington Times:

The Terps’ quarterback roulette will continue for another week. Both C.J. Brown and Danny O’Brien are listed as co-starters. It’s the fourth time in five weeks Maryland has opted to place an “OR” at quarterback on the depth chart.

The Terps head down the road to Landover to play the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame at FedEx Field – a venue that’s all too familiar with quarterback controversies and a revolving door of inadequate quarterback play. After back-to-back embarrassing home losses to Boston College and Virginia, the Terps will play in their own back yard as the visitor, as the Irish continue a series of off-site “home” games each year.

For more pregame coverage and discussion leading up to Maryland’s nationally televised showdown with Notre Dame, visit Testudo Times.

Notre Dame Vs. Maryland: Terps Head To FedEx Field To Stop Losing Skid

Maryland looks to snap its five game losing streak this Saturday when they square off at Fed Ex Field against Notre Dame for just the second time in the two schools' history.