Redskins coach Mike Shanahan irritated fans and media this week, refusing to reveal his starting quarterback for Thursday’s exhibition game. Not to be outdone, Maryland coach Randy Edsall would not say on Thursday what color combination the Terrapins would wear for their opener Labor Day night against Miami. “We’ll have a helmet. We’ll have a jersey, shoulder pads, shoes,” Edsall joked. “It’s like ‘Mission Impossible.’ If the information gets out, we’ll self-destruct. I’d rather be around for a few more years.”

Edsall explained he was “sworn to secrecy” on the matter.