The Terps continued to take full advantage of their time in the great Northwest with another full day in Boise. After spending the morning snowtubing, they finally took to the blue turf at Bronco Stadium this afternoon for their final full practice of the season. The team was forced indoors by snow yesterday and has a walk-through tomorrow before Tuesday’s game.
Today’s practice was closed, but Friedgen finished practice with the annual “senior carry-offs”, where each senior is picked up by a couple of players and carried a few feet as his teammates cheer. This year’s edition was kicked off when quarterback Jordan Steffy, who received the ACC’s Humanitarian Award at a dinner last night, was helped off the field by running back Da’Rel Scott and quarterback Chris Turner. Seniors were generally picked up by their position mates with a notable exception being center Edwin Williams. The jovial lineman got a lift from Turner and defensive lineman Obum Akunyili, with whom he has had many spirited battles on the practice field.
“It was a long one,” Friedgen said after each of the Terps’ record number of seniors got his due. “Guys didn’t have to lift weights after that”
Friedgen skipped the team’s trip to Bogus Basin for “Winter Sports Day” to watch film on Nevada, and after hearing about how much fun his team had on the mountain, he couldn’t miss an opportunity to take a jab at his players and staff.
“Some guys come to tube, and some guys come to play,” Friedgen deadpanned.
Friedgen also said his team is relatively healthy heading into the game. Tight end Dan Gronkowski tweaked his injured ankle in practice but later returned to action. The biggest concern could be offensive coordinator James Franklin, who has battled flu-like symptoms the past few days.
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