A look inside this weekend?s area college games

Published September 2, 2006 4:00am ET



William & Mary at Maryland

Saturday, 6 p.m.

Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium

WHFS 105.7 FM/WJFK 1300 AM

This is the first meeting between the two teams since 1946 and only the third meeting overall.

William & Mary holds a 2-1 advantage in the series, with Maryland?s only win coming on the road.

Terrapins quarterback Sam Hollenbach (2,539 yards, 13 TDs in ?05) will need to step up as a leader and limit his mistakes while throwing to an inexperienced group of receivers with only one senior among them.

Morgan State at Towson

Saturday, 6 p.m.

Unitas Stadium

WTMD 89.7 FM

Towson holds the all-time series edge, 13-5, including last year?s last-second 29-26 win. Towson quarterback Sean Schaefer (20 TDs in ?05) and Morgan State counterpart Byron Selby (9 TDs passing, 9 rushing) both return. The key will be Morgan State?s experienced receivers versus the Tigers? athletic defensive backfield.

East Carolina at Navy

Saturday, 5:30 p.m.

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

WBAL 1090 AM/WNAV 1430 AM

This is the first meeting between the two schools. The Midshipmen are looking to go to a bowl game for the fourth straight year, while the visiting Pirates are in the second year of a rebuilding project under coach Skip Holtz. Navy holds the advantage on the ground with the top rushing offense in the country, while East Carolina is one of the worst at defending the run.

Rochester at Johns Hopkins

Saturday, 12 p.m.

Homewood Field

No radio

The five-time Centennial Conference champion Blue Jays are opening with Rochester for the fourth straight season. Hopkins has won eight of its last nine season openers, and last season won, 9-7, on a Ben Scott field goal. Look for Hopkins to establish the run and then open the game up through its ?05 conference player of the year, wide receiver Anthony Triplin.

Bridgewater at McDaniel

Saturday, 1 p.m.

Bair Stadium

WTTR 1470 AM

McDaniel opens its 112th season of football when these two foes meet for the 27th time, and the 11th straight time to open a schedule. Last season, McDaniel used a 22-2 second half to come back and win, 36-35. Quarterback Brad Baer returns after suffering a season-ending injury in last year?s contest.

? From staff reports