Article By Max Roosevelt on 29th July, 2009
The offseason was a time of movement neither forwards nor backwards for Ralph Friedgen’s squad; a surprisingly good outcome, considering the departures of the team’s top receivers Darrius Heyward-Bey (609 yds, 5 TD) and Danny Oquendo (371 yds, 2 TD) as well as linebacker Dave Philistin (94 tackles).
And while the Terps’ recruiting class is nothing legendary, the six Rivals.com four-star and sixteen three-star recruits were enough to earn Maryland the site’s 26th overall ranking (fifth in the ACC).