Oct. 16, 2010

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Quick hits: Maryland fell to 4-2 on the season with the loss to Clemson ... the Tigers snapped a two-game losing streak to the Terrapins ... Maryland is now 1-1 in ACC play ... Maryland outgained Clemson 350 yards to 213.

Running and Throwing: Da'Rel Scott threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Danny O'Brien in the second quarter. Scott took a pitch from O'Brien, ran to his right, and then threw to O'Brien on the left side of the end zone. It was the second TD pass of his career - he also had a 9-yard TD pass against Wake Forest on 10/18/08. Scott also had 18 rushing yards.

Scott Joins 3,000 Club: With 18 all-purpose yards on the day, Da'Rel Scott became the 10th player in school history to reach 3,000 all-purpose yards in his career. The senior has 3,003 in his career.

O'Brien Makes Third Start: Danny O'Brien made his third career start and first on the road, and was very solid through three quarters. His three interceptions in the fourth quarter were the first of his career. He had gone his first 96 collegiate passes without a pick. As a team, Maryland had gone its last 125 pass attempts without an INT. O'Brien's interception that was returned for a TD marked the first points an opponent scored off a Maryland turnover all season. Still, O'Brien went 24-of-45 for 302 yards. That's the most passing yards by a Maryland QB since Chris Turner had 307 against Wake Forest on 10/10/09.

Long Catch: Matt Furstenburg's 53-yard reception in the third quarter was the longest by a Terps tight end since Jason Goode had a 57-yarder at Clemson on 11/4/06. Maryland now has 13 plays of 50 yards or longer this season.

Yeatman Gets Involved: Senior tight end Will Yeatman, playing in his first game without a cast after he broke a finger in the preseason, recorded his first receptions as a Terrapin. The transfer from Notre Dame had three catches for 48 yards on Maryland's lone scoring drive, including a one-handed catch that got Maryland to the 5-yard line.

Terp Tight Ends: With Matt Furstenbug's five catches and Will Yeatman's three, Terrapin tight ends combined for eight in the game, a season-high for the position. Furstenburg set career highs in receptions and yards (98). Yeatman matched his career high in receptions, while his 41 yards were a career best.

Cannon Comes Through: Senior wide receiver Adrian Cannon had a career-high seven receptions for 67 yards against Clemson. Cannon made a highlight-reel catch in the first quarter, reaching behind him to make a one-handed catch while in stride that went for 26 yards.

In the Rankings: Da'Rel Scott moved up to 10th on Maryland's all-time rushing list. He now has 1,970 yards in his career ... Alex Wujciak moved into a tie for 14th on Maryland's career tackles list. He is tied with Kevin Walker (1985-87) with 330.

Tidbits: Taylor Watson had a career-long 13-yard run in the first quarter, as well as an 11-yard reception, which matched his career high ... Watson also had a 20-yard kickoff return and his 46 all-purpose yards were a career high ... Darin Drakeford had one tackle-for-loss and is second on the team in that category (4.5) ... Adrian Moten also had a TFL ... there were no turnovers by either team through three quarters.