Maryland-West Virginia GameThread

He set an NCAA record by making 16 field goals of at least 40 yards, two of which (a 47-yarder at Maryland and a 55-yarder at Texas Tech) won games for West Virginia with no time left. Pitts is the interesting name to watch here for a commit given the amount of trips he has made to Morgantown for various reasons and that’s he’s the state of West Virginia top player. And for heavy underdog Maryland, it’s about maintaining control in front of a sellout crowd on the road.

Special teams has contributed to the Terrapins solid start this season.

And finally, there’s Damian Prince, the highly touted redshirt-freshman offensive line prospect from Washington D.C. Prince saw the field only during the games final minutes September 19, but it was his first action of the season, and it served as an exclamation point to Maryland fans because it rounds out the vision of what this offensive line should look like. It’s the last non-conference game of the season for both teams before diving into respective conference play. The Terps have struggled to get their running game going since the season opener and Kwiatkoski will do everything he can to keep it that way on Saturday. “You have to execute in order to do that”.

If you saw Bowling Green walk onto Maryland’s home field and punch Randy Edsall’s team in the mouth, you should be feeling pretty confident about this game as a WVU fan too. “We know it will be loud. Now what we have to do is clean some things up”. Cajuste still has a lot of growing to do and will be tested by the Terps’ defensive front, but he remains the Mountaineers’ most promising lineman.

“I haven’t talked to Josh Lambert since he got to campus”, Holgorsen said. Sean White is now the quarterback of this team and I think the change under center will be enough for the Tigers to have a chance at a good season.

Starter Clint Trickett was ailing, forcing Dana Holgorsen’s team to turn to the under-the-radar Class of 2014 signee early in the third quarter of the Big 12 matchup.

-CB Will Likely (No. 13 CB, 116th overall) – No punt returns for scores this week, a first for Likely three weeks in, but he was stellar on defense in the Maryland win over South Florida with four tackles, one for loss, and a pass break-up.

“You need guys, when things go bad because life is hard, to not give up, not say this wasn’t supposed to be this way because of entitlement or whatever it is”, Holgorsen said.

“I got moved to running back a little bit then decided maybe this isn’t going to work out”, Howard said.

GETTING THE QB: Maryland’s young pass rushers have amassed 14 sacks, the second most in the Bowl Subdivision. Junior defensive end Yannick Ngakoue is fifth nationally and second in the Big Ten with 1.5 sacks/g, while Quniton Jefferson is sixth in the Big Ten with 1.5 TFL/g. Player Who Matters Skyler Howard is the nation’s most efficient passer. Offensively, Maryland is riding a running game that is averaging 203.7 yards per contest, good for an average of 5.8 per carry. As evidenced in last week’s win over South Florida, the Terrapins’ best defense is an improved offense, Rowe making plays to keep the chains moving and put points up to take some heat off the defense. “Personnel wise, I think they’re the best group we have seen so far”.