For years, Maryland has struggled to recruit players from DeMatha Catholic High School, the local football powerhouse located three miles south of Maryland's campus, on Route 1 in Hyattsville.
The Terps didn't have a DeMatha alum on their roster in 2015. They had one in 2014, 2013 and 2012 and two in 2011. The only major DeMatha contributor under Randy Edsall was linebacker-safety Kenny Tate, who last played in 2012. From the outside, it's been a hard-to-explain shortcoming for a program that claims to pride itself on local recruiting.
But the tide might be turning. Before Maryland fired him, Edsall got commitments from four-star receiver Tino Ellis and three-star friends Lorenzo Harrison and DJ Turner.