O'Brien Earns ACC Rookie Of Week
11/15/2010 7:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 15, 2010
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Maryland's Danny O'Brien was honored Monday by the Atlantic Coast Conference for helping lead the Terps to a 42-23 road win over Virginia.
O'Brien was voted the league's rookie of the week for the fourth time this season after he won for the fifth time in seven career starts.
The redshirt freshman connected on 18 of his 28 passes for 289 yards, throwing two touchdowns and rushing for another one. He directed six scoring drives (all touchdowns), was a perfect 6-for-6 in red-zone efficiency and hit on 10 of 11 passes in the second half. O'Brien did most of his damage on third down, completing 8 of 12 passes for 152 yards and one TD. O'Brien ranks fourth in the ACC in passing efficiency (133.5) and fourth among FBS freshmen.
Torrey Smith (offensive back), Joe Vellano (defensive line/MLB) and Adrian Moten (defensive back/outside LB) were also nominated for ACC Player of the Week honors.
For the complete release from the ACC, click here.
Terp Notes:
Maryland-NC State Game Time: The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Monday the times and networks for football games on Nov. 27. However, ESPN/ABC has invoked its final six-day option of the year, holding six ACC-controlled games, including the Maryland-NC State matchup. Those game times and networks will be announced no later than noon on Sunday. The Terps-Wolfpack game will begin at either noon, 3:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. and be shown on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ACC Network or ESPNU.
