On Sept. 5, 2011, as Randy Edsall took the field at Byrd Stadium for his first game as coach of the Maryland football team, the Terps might as well have been at the center of the college football universe. They beat Miami, 32-24, in prime time on ESPN. They introduced "Maryland Pride" to the sartorial lexicon. They polarized viewers who didn't know College Park, Md., from College Park, Ga. Even LeBron James watched.
Now, on the eve of what might be Edsall's going-away game, a march into No. 1 Ohio State's lion's den in Columbus, it's jarring to look back at his debut.