It is back to work week for both basketball and football at College Park. The football team had a bye last week. With a 5-3 record, football hosts Syracuse (4-4) with a chance to become bowl eligible. Kickoff is at 3:30p on Saturday.
Basketball kicks off the season with a trip to Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn to face the UConn Huskies. This is set for 6:30p (thanks ESPN) on Friday. UConn has a veteran backcourt and a freshman 7 foot sensation. It will be a tough matchup for the Terps, especially in with the guards.
Dez Wells will get the start at point guard with Seth Allen out. I look for Roddy Peters (District Heights, MD) or Varun Ram (Clarksville, MD) to get minutes at lead guard.
For football, the offensive line took a hit when former Good Counsel star and Terps offensive left tackle sophomore Mike Madaras quite the team last week. He will be replaced by true freshman Moise Larose (#72) from Odenton, MD and Wilde Lake High School.
Syracuse has an active defense that shout our Wake last week (13-0) and will face a (hopefully) rejuvenated CJ Brown.
Here is the video from Byrd on Tuesday