Cornerback Kenny Bennett and wide receiver Dontay Demus Jr., who have been Maryland football teammates for the past three years, begin every practice with a confidence-building ritual.
“Me and him, we get each other going every practice,” Bennett, a junior, said Tuesday, calling Demus his greatest competitor. “The first rep of every practice, me and him go against each other. It’s just really great because we are the body types that we’re going to see in a game a lot. So us getting that every single day just helps us prepare for anybody. That also helps with confidence because he’s like, ‘OK, this [opposing cornerback] is 6-2, 200, and that’s fine because I go against that every practice.