Maryland football got its season off to a near-perfect start, trouncing UConn, 50-7. The Terps fired on all cylinders in all three phases of the game.
A blowout of Saturday’s magnitude also meant the team’s depth got valuable in-game experience. Head coach Mike Locksley said 72 players saw the field against the Huskies.
In grading positional groups, I’ll weigh starter and primary backup performances stronger than performances by the myriad of freshmen and other players unlikely to see the field against top-tier opponents.
Quarterbacks
Billy Edwards Jr. was handed the keys to the offense after a months-long competition to replace Taulia Tagovailoa.