There’s a pretty good chance that the Maryland Terps football team will finish this difficult season next week with nowhere to go but back to the proverbial drawing board, but that doesn’t mean they need to wipe it clean and start over from scratch.
If the Terps have been frustratingly inconsistent at times this year, Saturday’s wild, one-point overtime loss to the 10th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes proved they have a lot of young talent and a chance to get a lot better.
They also have shown terrific unity and resilience in the wake of the Jordan McNair tragedy and all the uncertainty that has enveloped the program over the past six months, which is why interim coach Matt Canada deserves the opportunity to stick around for a while.