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Wednesday notebook: Blackshirts expecting tricks from Terps
***Head coach Mike Riley gave the latest update on quarterback Tommy Armstrong following Wednesday’s practice. Riley said Armstrong did not suit up in pads but was able to do some light throwing. At this point Riley said it was “probably too ambitious” to think Armstrong was going to play on Saturday vs. Maryland, “but I’m still hopeful.”
"He dressed out a little bit today - didn't put the pads on, but he did some light throwing," Riley said. "It is still probably too ambitious to say he's going to play, but we're still hopeful. We're going to look at it the next couple days. You guys know how the drill went last week. He was able to do some stuff on Thursday, but we'll see if he can get back tomorrow."
***Armstrong said he’d never had a hamstring injury before in his career, so he’s just going through the steps of his rehab and hoping for the best this week.
***Ryker Fyfe said he’s preparing to start just like he did last week and, like everyone else, will just have to wait and see what happens with Armstrong. Offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf said there wasn’t much of a change to the game plan whether Armstrong or Fyfe starts, and that Fyfe was more than capable of getting the job done.
***Riley also said he “anticipates” that center Dylan Utter, who sat out for a second straight practice Wednesday with an ankle injury, will play vs. Maryland. Riley said he thinks Utter will return to practice on Thursday and should be good to go.
***If Utter is to miss any time, the No. 2 center is Michael Decker and the No. 3 is Cole Conrad. Offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh said he too expects Utter to play, but added Decker has to be ready to go this week just in case.
***Jerald Foster played every snap at left guard against Minnesota, as Sam Hahn - who had started every game this season before that - didn’t see the field at all on offense. Cavanaugh said he’d never seen a player come back from an injury like the torn MCL Foster suffered in fall camp and not only play that same season, but play as well as he did on Saturday.
***Receivers coach Keith Williams said this might be the healthiest his wide receiver group has been since the beginning of the season. Reilly (hamstring) has been able to fully practice the past two days and looks good to go for Maryland.
***Williams said there’s a chance that he’ll look back on his current group of seniors and as one of the best - if not the best - he’s ever coached in his career.
***Running backs coach Reggie Davis said Devine Ozigbo is ready to go this week, but he wouldn’t go into detail as to what exactly has been holding Ozigbo back the past few weeks. It was originally believed that Ozigbo was dealing with an ankle injury.
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