This is a bit of a refresher if you’re following us on Twitter @DBKSports or jonas_shaffer, but for those who don’t, here’s a glance at what transpired today during the Terps’ football media day:
– Second-string linebacker and rising sophomore Avery Murray has left the program for personal reasons, coach Ralph Friedgen said today. Murray likely would have had the inside track next year for the middle linebacker position Alex Wujciak occupies, but that’s moot now.
– Defensive tackle De’Onte Arnett (cyst on upper ankle) and fullback Taylor Watson (torn ACL) will miss summer practice. Arnett wasn’t penciled in as a starter, but Watson was, and Friedgen said he hopes to get him back in time for the Sept. 18 game at West Virginia.
– Wide receiver Ronnie Tyler and defensive lineman Zach Kerr are finishing up summer classes as they work to remain eligible.
– Running back Da’Rel Scott is up to about 205 lbs. and cut his 40-yard dash time to about 4.29 seconds from 4.37 after a winter on the Terps’ track and field team.
– Defensive tackle A.J. Francis is certainly a fan of the Terps’ new slimmed-down approach to building linemen. He’s cut his body fat to 19 percent from 28 percent, and his grin as he regaled me with tales of chasing down wide receivers this spring could be seen across the room.
More later.
Jonas Shaffer is The Diamondback’s sports editor. He can be reached at shaffer@umdbk.com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/jonas_shaffer.