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110 ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 24, ISSUE 6 f MARYLAND'S FIVE BURNING QUESTIONS: 1. Will the offensive line gel? A young offensive line gets younger. But there's talent. 2. Are the Terps able to get over jitters in B1G stadiums? Could be tough, Maryland didn't play in front of big crowds often in the ACC. 3. Is C.J. Brown a champion- ship quarterback? In his sixth year, he hopes to start fast like he did last year be- fore injury. 4. Can the Terps avoid the in- jury bug? Every team says this, but if Maryland wants to make a bowl game, they must stay healthy. In- juries at linebacker and in the sec- ondary killed last season. 5. Just how good is Mary- land's defense? Last season it was serviceable, ranking 55th in points, 44th in yards. — Scott Greene, Terrapin Sports Report Maryland Stefon Diggs looks to respond after missing the second half of last year. The Terrapins' receiving corps is one of the league's best. Maryland Terrapins 2014 PREVIEW • NOT ON PURDUE'S SCHEDULE OF NOTE: Maryland defeated Purdue 24-7 in the 2006 Champs Sports Bowl in the only meeting in series history. The seven points are the fewest Purdue has scored in a bowl game. TOM'S TAKE "In Year 4, I think Coach Randy Edsall has a chance to take a step up this season. He's a no-nonsense coach, and he's finally instilled the type of mindset he wants in that program: Tough up front ,(and) a smart, disciplined team. Maryland is a team that could possibly have its sights set on finishing in the upper half of that Big Ten East." — Tom Dienhart, Big Ten Network (7-6 overall, 3-5 ACC, 5th Atlantic) Date Opponent . . . . . . . . . Results 8/31 FLA INTERNATIONAL W, 43-10 9/7 OLD DOMINION . . . . . W, 47-10 9/14 at Connecticut . . . . . . W, 32-21 9/21 WEST VIRGINIA . . . . . . W, 37-0 10/5 at Florida State . . . . . . . L, 0-63 10/12 VIRGINIA . . . . . . . . . . W, 27-26 10/19 at Wake Forest . . . . . . L, 10-34 10/26 CLEMSON . . . . . . . . . L, 27-40 11/9 SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . . . L, 3-20 11/16 at Virginia Tech. . W, 27-24 (OT) 11/23 BOSTON COLLEGE . . . L, 26-29 11/30 at N.C. State . . . . . . . . W, 41-21 12/27 vs. Marshall* . . . . . . . L, 20-31 * Military Bowl Who's in Charge? COACH RANDY EDSALL Record at Maryland: 13-24 (three seasons) Record vs. Purdue: 0-0 Date Opponent 8/30 JAMES MADISON 9/6 at South Florida 9/13 WEST VIRGINIA 9/20 at Syracuse 9/27 at Indiana 10/4 OHIO STATE 10/18 IOWA 10/25 at Wisconsin 11/1 at Penn State 11/15 MICHIGAN STATE 11/22 at Michigan 11/29 RUTGERS 2013 RESULTS 2014 SCHEDULE Welcome to the Big Ten Maryland's Big Ten opponents won 67 games in 2013, the second-most in the conference. Big Ten opponents' wins in 2013 Rutgers - 69 Maryland – 67 Purdue – 61 Michigan - 63 Indiana – 61 Download... An updated GoldandBlack.com mobile App or the Android and iPhone at Google Play and the App Store