So Jordan Steffy is officially out, and Chris Turner is in as the Terps’ starting quarterback. Torn ligaments in Steffy’s thumb did what head coach Ralph Friedgen didn’t have the heart to do, which was to get Turner in as a starter. But how interesting that Turner classified his opportunity as “inevitable,” particularly as there [...]
Ralph Friedgen pulled fifth-year senior quarterback Jordan Steffy in the Maryland Terrapins’ season-opening win over the University of Delaware last Saturday. He classified the benching as medical related, citing an undisclosed problem with Steffy’s thumb. Today, Friedgen told Terrapin faithful and members of the local media to get off Steffy’s back: “If you want to [...]
You knew there had to be some special Kool-Aid Maryland was serving up to make junior quarterback Chris Turner want to hang around after fifth-year senior Jordan Steffy was named the Terps starter earlier this month. And he got his first taste of the good stuff yesterday, entering the game in the fourth-quarter to preserve [...]
Classy move, Chris Turner. He could’ve gone some where else and been a relative star. He might have even had a better chance at some looks from NFL scouts. But he’s playing the game how it goes, and its going to pay off for him in the end. Because even the chef at Plato’s Diner [...]
Ending one of the minor mysteries of the summer, Jordan Steffy has been named the starting quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins football team. The decision, according to head coach Ralph Friedgen’s reasoning, was based on statistical evidence more than any other factor – such as predisposition to concussion that end a season. “Having all that [...]
From the Baltimore Sun’s Tracking the Terps blog, word out of College Park is that Ralph Friedgen is showing motivational tapes to get the team amped up. First up, the “Thrilla in Manila” Ali-Frazier fight. And wouldn’t you know some Terps got into a brawl that very same day? Oh, yes they did. “Kids will [...]
