Terps Staying Focused On Eagles Before ACC Slate Begins

Ralph Friedgen addressed the media today at his weekly press conference following Maryland's upset of #23 Cal on Saturday. There is plenty of news and notes from open media availability today so let's get to it.

• Friedgen announced the injury situation for the upcoming game with Eastern Michigan: Travis Ivey, Tyrrell Skinner and LaQuan Williams are all out; Mack Frost is doubtful and Da'Rel Scott is questionable with his sprained shoulder.
• With Scott potentially not playing this week Davin Meggett and newly returned Morgan Green will need to play a bigger role. Friedgen said that both backs practiced well during last night's practice. He also stated that Josh Portis and fullback Corey Jackson will be playing a bigger part in the ground game if Scott doesn't suit up on Saturday.
• The issue of special team's fatigue was addressed today. Friedgen said a lot of it can be attributed to the fact that so many of his special team's players double as starters on either offense or defense. "We had some kids play 80 plays on Saturday," he said. Several younger players who were potential redshirts for this year can likely expect to see some action on special teams now with the ACC schedule just over a week away Friedgen said.
• Obi Egekeze apparently looked real good in practice last night, nailing a 51-yard field goal attempt during his two minutes of live kicking.
  
• The question of team consistency was brought up again today, after Friedgen addressed the issue during Saturday's post game press conference. Friedgen said that lately practices have been tending to drop off during the final 20 minutes as players start to fatigue and let their minds wander. The head coach put it bluntly when he said, "We have to practice with consistency to play with consistency."
• Maryland got some nice ink on SI.com in their NFL Draft Risers/Sliders section. Both OL Jamie Thomas and LB Moise Fokou had some positive things written about them which of course gets one thinking about the 2009 Draft already.