This has always been a Terrapin team with one eye on the future, given its lack of a senior class. With a 2-8 record, both eyes are now squarely placed on 2010 and beyond. But in a few cases, veterans may get to see some playing time down the stretch in situations that would ordinarily call for the younger crowd.
Senior Chris Turner, for example, is recovering from an injured MCL and has been ruled out for this weekend. With redshirt sophomore Jamarr Robinson as the backup, the coaching staff is eager to see what they have in the younger player anyway.
However, Turner will at least try to be ready for the season finale next week, and if he's available, he'll probably get to play. If he doesn't, and anything happens to Robinson, the next option is to burn Danny O'Brien's redshirt year, which coach Ralph Friedgen appears very willing to do but which flies in the face of conventional wisdom.
Running back Da'Rel Scott might be tempted to shut it down for the season, but the junior appears poised to return this week after being out six weeks with a broken bone in his forearm. Though there is no shortage of other options in the backfield, none have really panned out this year, so the offense will be grateful to get its star back.
And on defense, six-year cornerback Richard Taylor will see increased action despite his timeshare with sophomore Cameron Chism. That's both a reward for sticking with the UMD program despite his injury problems and an acknowledgement that Chism still tends to wear down late in games if he's been on the field too long.
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