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Since it is raining this morning, I am not about to go out and jog, so I figured I would post some notes on all things Maryland.   There is not a lot of major news out there, but there are some things worth noting.

First of all, we all know this site was started for Terps Football and Basketball, but there are two defending National Champions from the University of Maryland that deserve a mention as there seasons get started.  First Missy Meharg and her Field Hockey team opened the season ranked #1 and won 3-0 vs. Ohio in the Wildcat Classic on Northwestern’s campus.  Then on the soccer pitch, (wanted to make it sound like I really know futbol instead of football) the Men’s soccer will open its season against UCLA Friday at 8:30 PM vs UCLA.  This should be a good match up of two top ranked teams at Ludwig Field.  Sasho Cirovski has brought in another highly rated class to help restock the team after last years graduating class and early defections to pro ball.

I just thought I would throw a little support to two of the Terps more successful programs, but on to the other football.  There is mention in a couple of the local papers that Davin Meggett has really improved this year, and is going to be running back 1A on the depth chart.  Look for this to be similar to Ball and Lattimore from a few years ago, only Da’ Rel Scott really has that home run speed to bust a big play.  Also it is being reported by Jeff Barker that true Freshman Danny O’Brien is the third string QB.  Ralph Friedgen told Patrick Stevens of the Times, that Nick Ferrara will be handling the long FG attempts, and he may not make a decision on the other kicks until game time.

One final note is regarding basketball recruiting.  Matt Bracken has post on his blog stating Scout.com currently has Maryland as the #7 overall incoming recruiting class.  And here is the real kicker.  If they can land Tobias Harris out of New York, they could go as high as #2.  It has been a while since the Terps have been in the upper echelon of any kind of basketball recruiting rankings so that is great to see.  Though keep in mind none of these kids have actually signed yet, so I will hold the euphoria until signing day!

So there are some quick notes for you, if the weather stays this bad, I might see if there is any other news worthy info.

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