West Virginia ready for test from turnover-prone Maryland

Now, the long-time Border Rivals meet in Morgantown Saturday in a game that could shed some light on which way these two teams’ seasons are heading.

So far, so good.

Rowe fell just shy of Maryland’s first 300-yard passing day since he threw for 332 yards against Virginia in 2013.

When it comes to the University of Maryland football team, the future is now, and it’s something head coach Randy Edsall knows.

“We were able to get all our receivers touches with the ball, ” freshman receiver D.J.

West Virginia is the heavy favorite to win this game (17.5) and rightfully so.

Maryland may need those weapons in what could be a shootout. Player Who Matters Skyler Howard is the nation’s most efficient passer. “I’m a big dude”, Davis said afterwards.

GETTING THE QB: Maryland’s young pass rushers have amassed 14 sacks, the second most in the Bowl Subdivision. Now the Mountaineers have gone in a different direction and Skylar Howard is under center.

Saturday’s performance may not have been the prettiest, but Rowe accomplished almost everything that Edsall wanted him to against USF. But the offense moved the chains and the running game was better with the threat of the pass. There was a 70-yard strike to Taivon Jacobs and a thread-the-needle, 12-yard TD to tight end Avery Edwards.

-C Evan Mulrooney and the reshuffled offensive line will be key. If the Mountaineers look good against Maryland, it might be time to start taking them seriously in the Big 12. The O should be able to do whatever it wants to with the passing attack.

-DE Yannick Ngakoue can be a difference-maker up front. “I’m just trying to elevate my game and be the best I can”. West Virginia will stay strong. Check out the Maryland vs. West Virginia prediction and preview. Going into last week’s practice, everyone was focused.

The Terps are hoping the play from their defensive line changes that stat in their favor. Defensively, WVU is allowing 8.5 points and 298 yards per game. Edsall used his post-game news conference last season to complain, cry, whine, [insert your own derogatory verbs here] about the state of college football. Why?

Scouting the run defense: The Mountaineers like to spread opponents out and use a more balanced attack than in years past. The Mountaineers haven’t been tested yet this season, so Maryland may provide them with an interesting challenge this week. Maryland is averaging 410 yards of offense per game but has thrown seven interceptions. Stay tuned. He also serves as a pivotal member of the secondary who besides him are all seniors. Averaging 28.1 yards per punt return, the fourth-best mark in FBS.

Georgetown outshot West Virginia, 16-3, with 10 shots on goal to WVU’s one. On the season, he is 5-of-6 on field goal attempts with a long of 41 yards. Bowling Green passed for nearly 500 yards and 6 touchdown downs in their routing of Maryland in week 2. You can acknowledge Big Ten user that little chunk of data by visiting out BCSNN’s more quickly scrutinize with this gaming upon the B1G Blog. Nixon registered five stops against the Bulls and is one of the team’s surest tacklers. He has recorded 11 tackles through two games and had a career day against Georgia Southern, picking off three passes in one game. “It’s going to be a battle like that all season”. He had 1.5 sacks Saturday, part of a stellar six-tackle afternoon (five solo).

WVU features two redshirt sophomores at the guard position.

That’s because Maryland could have the nation’s top kick returner in William Likely. The program’s highest rated recruit in the 2015 class, he can re-enroll in the future.

-DB Antwaine Carter, a special teams standout, was lost for the season with a Lisfranc injury. He also intercepted two passes against USF. Moore said. “We had Caleb giving us chances down the field to make plays”.