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BACK INTHE DAY

In continuing our 100th yearanniversary celebration, TheDiamondback has an oldgame story from the Terps’1953 homecoming winagainst South Carolina.

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SHOWINGTHEIR PRIDE

Live from TerrapinTrail.com,The Diamondback’s sportsblog, Terp players commenton why the homecominggame takes on an added levelof importance.

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Editor’s note: In 1953, the Terrapin foot-ball team went 10-1 and won the pro-gram’s only National Championship. OnOct. 31, the Terps defeated homecomingopponent South Carolina 24-6 in front of22,000 at Byrd Stadium. As part of ourlook back at the nearly 100-year history ofThe Diamondback, here’s the homecom-ing game story from the Nov. 2 edition:

BY RON BROOKSDBK Staff Reporter

Shortly after four o’clock SaturdayJim Tatum’s Terrapins presented the1953 Homecoming Queen with her firsttribute, a convincing 24-6, victory overSouth Carolina.

Miss Lydia Steward, an independentstudent representing Somerset Hall,accepted her crown before sitting backto watch the “Big Red” roll to its seventhstraight win.

Almost ignoring the famed split-Toption, quarterback Bernie Faloneyhad his backs crashing over the centerof the huge Gamecock line.

The offensive play of Marylandprompted Carolina head coach RexEnright to say, “They can do everything

with the ball, run, pass, kick and con-stantly keep a defense off balance.”

Early in the game it looked like Mary-land had caught a case of the fumbilitisat Miami last week. In the first quarterFaloney’s hand-off was fumbled andCarolina recovered.

Faloney immediately intercepted apass and the ball was resting on the Car-olina 17. He elected to carry and thistime the ball was knocked out of hisreach. However, Marty Crytzerpounced on it on the two for an addi-tional four yard gain.

Two plays later Felton scored andadded his first of two extra points tomake it, 7-0.

Just before half-time Hanulak got slip-pery fingers, too. After putting his teamahead 14-0, by a tricky 66 yard puntreturn, the “Hackensack Flash” fumbledon his own 35 but recovered on the 42.

The Terps were gaining so muchyardage on the fumble play that it beganto look like a part of Tatum’s offense.

Under the passing of John Gramlingthe Gamecocks crossed the goal-linefor the first and only time of the day at12:10 of the second quarter.

Gramling hit his favorite receiver

Clyde Bennett on the Maryland nine toset up the score, and then sent BillWohrman through the Terp defensivewall for the score. The conversionattempt was wide.

Besides a fine game at fullback,Bielski showed promise of becoming areal scoring threat with his “toe.” Hisfield goal kick of 40 yards split theuprights, and gave Maryland a 17-6lead at halftime.

Maryland’s final score came just asthe fourth quarter got under way, cli-maxing a 55 yard drive in eight plays.Ed Vereb scored from six yards out toend the scoring for the day.

Speaking on his team’s effort Tatumseemed well pleased when he said,“running against that big Carolina linewas enough for one afternoon’s work.”The Terp mentor mentioned especiallythe defensive play of Stan Jones,Faloney and John Irvine.

Adding another fine performance tohis climb up the All-America ladder,Faloney engineered the Terrapins flaw-lessly and earned this comment byEnright, “It’s easy to understand whymany expect him to be nominated forAll-America honors.”

Terps fry Gamecocks, 24-6Tatum holds back as homecoming crowd cheers big red to victory

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As cornerback Nolan Carrollwas carted off the field during thegame against James Madison onSept. 12, many Terrapin footballplayers knew that his injury wouldeffectively end the fifth-yearsenior’s career.

However, it would provide hisprotégé, Cameron Chism, with achance to shine.

Chism, a graduate of BishopMcNamara High School inForestville, Md., came to the uni-versity as one of the area’s mosthighly touted cornerback recruits.Despite entering the season as asophomore reserve in a defensivebackfield highlighted by four fifth-year senior starters, Chism hasbeen forced into a starting role ear-lier than expected because of Car-roll’s broken tibia.

The comfort of playing so closeto home, where his coaches andfriends can easily follow hisprogress, has helped with thetransition.

Chism, who primarily playedspecial teams in his true freshman

season last year, has started allfour games since Carroll wentdown, making 27 combined tacklesand recording two interceptionsagainst Middle Tennessee.

“It’s tough to see [Carroll] godown his senior year like that, butsomebody’s got to fill in for him. Iguess I’m the guy,” Chism saidabout his mentor’s injury.

Carroll has been a big influenceon Chism since he arrived on cam-pus, helping him adjust to thefaster game-speed and heightenedintensity of the college game.

Chism is accustomed to beingcounted on as a key contributor,having starred at cornerback andwide receiver at Bishop McNa-mara, while also returning puntsand kickoffs.

“It motivates me to not look likethe weakest link ... to go hard anddo better,” Chism said of hisincreased responsibilities.

Chism also added the startingrole requires him to be more men-tally prepared.

So far, his progression has beenup and down, as the PrinceGeorge’s County native’s sub-parperformance against Wake Forest

last weekend set him back aftersolid performances in the threeprevious games.

Chism was tested early and oftenagainst the Demon Deacons andquarterback Riley Skinner, whoended up passing for 360 yards andfour touchdowns. On one touch-down pass, Chism had a chance atthe ball but fell down.

Veteran safety Jamari McCol-lough has helped Chism respondto the adversity.

“I told him that playing corner,you’re going to get beat, going to getscored on,” McCollough said. “It’s amatter of how you bounce back.”

Chism hopes to begin his returnto form in Saturday’s homecominggame against rival Virginia. Vir-ginia has rebounded from a toughstart, posting 47 points last week-end against Indiana, including 305yards and a touchdown throughthe air.

“Now he’s got to be a man,” cor-nerbacks coach and defensivecoordinator Don Brown said. “Hisresponse has been everything thatI thought it would be.”

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Whenever a highly touted footballprospect lives in the shadow of anACC program, one would thinkchoosing the right university wouldbe a no-brainer.

But, at least at the beginning of theprocess,Terrapin defensive end IsaiahRoss’ head told him to look outsideMaryland for an opportunity to play.

A former standout at linebacker anddefensive end at Eleanor RooseveltHigh School, located just miles awayin Greenbelt, Ross initially thought hewould follow teammates Stephon Mor-ris and Derrick Thomas to Penn Stateor go join coach Ron Zook at Illinois.

But as his senior season pro-gressed, Ross could not stop visitingCollege Park. Those repeated visits,combined with the recruiting prowessof offensive coordinator JamesFranklin, convinced him to stay closeto home.

“I just kept coming up here,” Rosssaid. “After a while, I got a good feel-ing once I got deep into it and see howgood the program is. Because fromthe outside I didn’t know that.”

Halfway through the season, Ross isglad he made the chose to come to theuniversity. He is less than 10 minutesaway from his home and his family,which is great, especially for his tastebuds. Ross said he goes home once aweek, primarily to enjoy home cook-ing from his father, who he likens to a“personal chef.”

Ross, who comes from a family ofeight, said he expects at least 12 familymembers in the stands tomorrowwhen the Terps welcome Virginia for

homecoming — which might not havebeen possible if he decided to leavethe state for college.

Playing in Champaign, Ill., wouldhave required flying, and State Col-lege, Pa., is more than a three hour carride away, Ross’s family has a mucheasier commute to his games.

“I thought high school was going tobe the last time my parents would getto see me play every game,” Ross said.“But this year they have been able tomake it to every single game exceptfor California. It’s great.”

The transition from high school tocollege can be difficult for any student,but it can be especially trying for a stu-dent who is balancing academic andsocial pressures with the demands ofbig-time college football.

No university or player is immuneto the stress, not even the Terps.Recently, defensive tackle Dion Arm-strong and offensive linemanBearthur Johnson left the team due toacademic issues. Armstrong trans-ferred when he learned he would beacademically ineligible this season,and Johnson flunked out.

Franklin believes having familynearby gives players a leg up in thetransition.

“It is a huge advantage for anybodyto have a support system this close tohome,” Franklin said. “We are allgonna get homesick and have thosetough times, but he can call his familyand they can come scoop him up. Idon’t care what anybody says, beingable to have great experiences anddoing it in front of the people you loveis what it’s all about.”

That support has helped Rossmake the transition on the football

field quicker.Before the season, the Terps signed

10 linebackers and defensive linemanin their 2009 recruiting class.

Rated a three-star prospect byRivals.com after recording 80 tacklesand 12.5 sacks for the Raiders, Rossflew under the radar while fellowclassmates, such as defensive endDe’Onte Arnett, received the bulk ofthe accolades and attention.

But while Arnett, who is redshirt-ing, will have to wait until next year tomake an impact, Ross has takenadvantage of the lack of depth andinexperience on the Terps’ line,impressing coaches enough to earnplaying time earlier than he expected.

Though he has played sparinglyand only has three tackles thus far,from talking to the coaches it is clearthey think the 250-pounder has abright future ahead of him.

“He surprised me with how quicklyhe was able to pick up the techniqueand fundamentals as fast as he has,”defensive line coach Dave Sollazzosaid. “He takes coaching particularlywell. You tell him to do somethingonce and he picks up on it. He stillneeds to work on his pass rush, but heis a real smart kid and will be a playerfor us.”

Even with an entourage of friendsand family making the short trek towatch Ross tomorrow at Byrd Sta-dium, seeing more playing time isn’this primary concern.

“Of course I wanna play,” Ross said.“But for real, I am just looking forwardto getting a win. That’s the mostimportant thing in my book.”

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As Devonte Campbell runs hisroute, plants a foot, quickly and sub-tly shifts direction and turns tocatch freshman quarterback DannyO’Brien’s pass in the Terrapin foot-ball team’s practice Wednesday, hismovements are as free and naturalas any slot receiver.

It’s his thick frame, then, allowingonlookers to determine that, evenwith his No. 34 creased in the mid-dle, this is not 190-pound receiverRonnie Tyler, who wears No. 24.

The reserve tight end weighs inat 250 pounds, his barrel chest andfree lateral movement defining himas a double-wide receiver.Campbell, a redshirt freshman fromForestville, Md., boasts some of themost impressive measurables onthe team, including a 655-poundsquat and 4.6-second time in the 40-yard dash.

“Devonte’s a freak,” wide receiverTorrey Smith said. “You’re notgoing to see too many tight endswho can run like a receiver. Andhe’s built like a defensive end. He’sjust a freak.”

Freak is the operative word. It’sused to describe those athleteswhose abilities seem to go againstnature. Michael Phelps. ShaquilleO’Neal. Usain Bolt. Freaks, all ofthem.

But in the context of Terp foot-ball, specifically among tight ends,freak refers to one player: formerAll-American Vernon Davis.

Davis was the No. 5 pick in theNFL Draft in 2006. That samespring, Campbell signed his first let-ter of intent to play with the Terps.Coach Ralph Friedgen played intothe obvious comparison, announc-ing Campbell could offer the Terpsmany of the same things Davis did.These are the types of commentsfans on message boards and in barslatch onto — the local kid wouldreplace the superstar.

Campbell’s SAT scores were toolow to enroll here straight out ofForestville High School. He attend-ed Hargrave Military Academy forone season before joining the Terpsin 2007.

With another year, the hype grew.Again, on National Signing Day,Friedgen compared his new tight

end to his former star.So far, those comparisons remain

unfulfilled. In his second year,Campbell is behind fellow redshirtfreshman Matt Furstenberg forplaying time at the secondary tightend position. Players and coachesreferenced his athleticism and play-making potential, but also inconsis-tency and a lack of fundamentalsstemming, in part, from his not play-ing very often until his junior year ofhigh school.

“He brings a lot to the table,”starting tight end Tommy Galt said.“The struggle he has is puttingeverything together. He’s very goodwith the ball in his hands.Sometimes, he’s very good catchingthe ball. And he’s a great route-run-ner, obviously. But putting it alltogether. Reading on the run, learn-ing leverage with defenders — he’sstill developing those things.”

Offensive coordinator JamesFranklin said Campbell is still learn-ing how to use his physical abilitiesin football. Even at 6-foot-2,Campbell was more of a basketballplayer for most of his life.

Fate can be a funny thing,though. Campbell attended a Terpfootball game at Byrd Stadium inhis sophomore year, while he wasstill playing a role he described toThe Baltimore Sun as “a tacklingdummy.”

The year was 2004, and he got tosee a strapping, young sophomoretight end who was still in theprocess of earning the title of“freak.”

“It kind of inspired me, I wouldsay,” Campbell said of watchingDavis play. “I felt that God gave meenough ability where, if I workedenough and put in that type of work,I could be the type of player hewas.”

The process continues. Campbellhas accumulated just one catch thisseason, in a year where the Terpsare using their tight ends less thanin years past.

He’s also carried the ball once,losing two yards in an experimentwhile the Terps were strugglingwith their run game in the team’sloss to Middle Tennessee.

The previous Terp tight end witha carry? Vernon Davis.

ajoseph@umdbk.comDevonte Campbell became interested in playing tight end after seeing former Terp All-American Vernon Davisplay in 2004. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

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Homecoming isn’t just an excuse for the Greekcommunity to spend a week blissfully inebriated.Sure, that’s a big part of it. But there’s also afootball game on Saturday, and plenty of alumnireturn to College Park to watch.

Some of those returnees are former players.More and more ex-Terps show up in GossettTeam House as game day approaches. They’reall welcome.

“Once you a Terp, you always a Terp,” TorreySmith said.

That’s the theme this week as returning Terps —from both on and off the field — are on theminds of the current players preparing to faceVirginia. Players said they’ve already startedgetting calls from recent graduates. And theyexpect more to come.

While offensive lineman Phil Costa said it’s justanother game, he couldn’t deny that this one isa little different.

“Every game is important, but this one is maybe more of a pride game,” Costa said.“You have a lot of graduates coming back, and former players, and they want to see awin that game.”

Smith added that there is a noticeable difference in the stands, especially in the stu-dent section. This could be even more pronounced given the underwhelming crowdsthat have graced Byrd this season.

“It’s homecoming, a lot of people are back in town, whether it’s old players, alumniand everything,” the Terps leading receiver said. “It’s just an exciting environmenthere in Byrd. Hopefully we’ll give ’em a reason to come out and cheer for us. Give ashow for ’em.”

And that’s what defensive lineman Travis Ivey is most concerned with. Especially forlast year’s seniors, who remember the sting of the Terps 31-0 loss at Virginia lastseason. It’s a sore subject for the current Terps as well and will provide plenty ofmotivation Saturday — no matter the occasion.

“To understand what happened to us last year, first and foremost that’s whatmakes this a big game,” Ivey said. “We didn’t play our best game last year and wegot shut out.

“Now’s a chance to redeem ourselves,” he added. “Regardless of whether it’s home-coming or not, that in itself is enough.”

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