All eyes were on five-star recruit Stefon Diggs as Maryland held its first open practice Tuesday afternoon. But there wasn’t much to see. Diggs, a wideout from Good Counsel, ran a several short routes and caught a few passes. But there was nothing dramatic from the freshman wide receiver. Just another practice in the dog days of August.
Instead it was a better opportunity to see the Terps new quarterbacks. In 11-on-11 drills, Caleb Rowe of Landrum, S.C., clicked on several passes. He threw a touchdown strike of roughly 25 yards to tight end Devonte Campbell. He also appeared poised and elusive under pressure.
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Freshman running back Albert Reid showed some burst, and redshirt freshman running back Brandon Ross also ran well.
With players wearing helmets, but no pads, coach Randy Edsall steered clear any evaluations.
“Everybody’s an all-American in shorts,” Edsall said.
Edsall said that sophomore defensive lineman Ian Evans has left the program for “personal reasons.” Another conspicuous by his absence was defensive end Justin Anderson, one of the most physically imposing Terps, who is coming off an injury that kept him off the field in 2011 after starting every game the previous year.
Edsall confirmed that Anderson was one of three players who failed a conditioning test. He and the others — wideout Lavern Jacobs and walk-on defensive lineman Azubuike Ukandu — will return when Edsall is satisfied they are ready.
– Kevin Dunleavy
