At today’s luncheon, the Fridge addressed the play and health of the defense, particularly in the secondary, and how the team is preparing to play an explosive Clemson offense in Death Valley.
Freidgen had originally planned to redshirt safety Dominque Herald, but was forced to play him against Eastern Michigan because of injuries in the secondary. But Herald only saw the field for a couple plays before he too went down for the season with a torn ACL. Friedgen is still hoping that Herald can redshirt.
Travis Ivey, who at 325 pounds is the Terps’ largest defensive lineman, hasn’t played this season because of a fractured foot, but he will get a chance against the No. 20 Tigers to spell fellow lineman Jeremy Navarre.
“It’s just a question of how fast he’ll be ready,” Friedgen said concerning Ivey. “Jeremy’s been playing 65 to 70 plays a game, so if we can get 10 to 15 plays out of Travis this Saturday to spell Jeremy and play well, that’d be a big win for us.”
Safety Terrell Skinner looked good in practice yesterday and is listed as probable for Saturday. If Skinner returns, Fridgen said safety Antwine Perez will get the first look at replacing linebacker Adrian Moten, should Moten miss the game.
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I’m definitely excited for Ivey’s return. That dude will tear it up. Still, Clemson will be a tough opponent and we’ll need everyone healthy on defense to stop C.J. Spiller on the run. Go Terps!
Herald better be able to red-shirt, but the retarded NCAA probably won’t let him.
I thought Dominique Herald was supposed to be the rover in the 3-3-5 and playing a hybrid lb/s position? I watched him on special teams last year and the guy seems to love to hit. Shame hes hurt. Moten is a pretty big loss for us too, was a playmaker last year in pass rushing situations.