April 30, 2008

GREENSBORO, Ga. - Head football coach Ralph Friedgen and former quarterback Neil O'Donnell carded a 1-under par 71 Tuesday enabling the University of Maryland team to finish eighth at the Chick-fil-A Alma Mater tournament at Reynolds Plantation.

The annual 18-hole event pairs top NCAA head coaches with celebrity alumni from universities across the country. Thirteen twosomes competed for their share of the $350,000 scholarship purse.

The University of South Carolina's Steve Spurrier and Sterling Sharpe carded a 12-under-par 60 to earn a five-stroke victory and the $100,000 first-place scholarship donation.

UCLA and last year's winner, Virginia Tech, tied for second with a 7-under 65. They each earned $45,000 towards their scholarship fund, while Maryland garnered $12,000.

The celebrity round was taped for broadcast and will be aired nationally by CBS at 2 p.m. (ET) on Christmas Day.

For more information on the event, visit www.Chick-fil-ABowlAlmaMater.com.

Final Standings:
1. South Carolina (-12); 2. UCLA (-7); 3. Virginia Tech (-7); 4. Georgia Tech (-5); 5. Wake Forest (-4); 6. Colorado (-3); 7. Michigan (-3); 8. Maryland (-1); 9. Arizona State (E); 10. Auburn (+1); 11. Minnesota (+2); 12. Boston College (+4); 13. Alabama (+7).

Terp Notes:

Four Terps Earn NFL Tryouts: Former DT Dre Moore was taken in the fourth round of last weekend's NFL Draft and six players - OL Andrew Crummey (San Diego), DL Carlos Feliciano (New England), DB Isaiah Gardner (Jacksonville), TE Joey Haynos (Green Bay), LB Erin Henderson (Minnesota) and RB Keon Lattimore (Dallas) - signed as free agents Monday. Now four more Terps will have a chance to tryout for an NFL team. RB Lance Ball will visit the Green Bay Packers this weekend and DB J.J. Justice will attend the New York Giants rookie camp. Other former players earning a tryout include Christian Varner (New York Jets) and TE Jason Goode (Washington).

Updated: May 1, 2008, 10:15 a.m. ET