News and Notes From Today's Press Conference

• Richard Taylor and LaQuan Williams are the two big names on the injured list who will not be playing this week for the Terps when they head to Clemson. Nolan Carroll, Mack Frost and Adrian Moten are all questionable, while Travis Ivey, Da'Rel Scott and Tyrrell Skinner are all probable for Saturday.
• Of Clemson Friedgen said, "They're an impressive looking team. They're big, strong and fast."
• Friedgen talked about the strong running game the Tigers bring to the table with James Davis and C.J. Spiller; he also mentioned freshman back Jamie Harper who has been seeing time as well. "These are three really good backs," he said. "All of them can run, they have great speed and acceleration; it's really something we'll have to deal with."
• Aaron Kelly, the 6'5" wide receiver, will be a tough match up on the outside for Maryland's corners.
  
• Friedgen commented on Clemson's young offensive line saying, "They're big and athletic. Overall they have a lot of speed on offense. They're big and strong up front, but they're young and still developing."
• Clemson returns their entire secondary from last season, and Friedgen noted the solid job that group did on Maryland's receivers last year, particularly with keeping Darius Heyward-Bey in check.
• Friedgen stated he hoped that Travis Ivey would in fact be able to play on Saturday having recovered from a broken foot. He noted that Jeremy Navarre has been playing upwards of 70-80 plays a game and that Ivey being able to spell the senior for 10-15 plays during the game would help a lot, especially towards the end of the game.
• The Terps are hurting in the secondary, particularly at the corner spot due to injury. When asked Friedgen was hopeful the team would get help from some non-regulars. "I'm hoping that Michael Carter can come, Trenton Hughes can come on, and Cameron Chism can come on. If we get some guys who can improve there it would help us. On a positive though, I think Jamari McCollough has come in and played very well for us. I think that helps us, having another guy in the secondary."
• When asked about team focus, Friedgen says he was a little concerned about the defenses 4th quarter showing against Cal and the second half against Eastern Michigan. "That's what is a concern for me," Friedgen said. "We'll play real well for a time and then we don't. That's what we need to get corrected and what I've been talking about all along, the consistency."
• On true freshman like Kenny Tate and Davin Meggett getting playing time: "When you have as many seniors as we do, to have these true freshman playing, it means you have a pretty good recruiting class. With Kenny moving to safety, that's a position I was concerned about, so I asked him to move over there and he's stepped up. He played 25 plays Saturday; we expect him to play more and more."
• There were plenty of scouts at practice today. Many weren't wearing clothes with team logos, but I did spot a Dallas Cowboy scout, the rest I can only guess.

That's all for today, check back tomorrow for more from practice.