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- RB/LB: If we don't get to 6 wins it won't be because of talent, it will be because of poor game management, poor preparation.
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Three things we're watching in the Maryland-UCLA game
- Pick/market: Maryland enters its Big Ten opener looking to bounce back from a disappointing 35-26 loss to Virginia Tech, but the Terps face another difficult test Saturday when undefeated UCLA comes to College Park.
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UCLA vs. Maryland preview: What can Bruins fans expect to see from the Terps? (InsideMDSports Q&A)
- In the 2026 UCLA-week Q&A, InsideMDSports' Jeff Ermann attributes Maryland's rushing problems to an offensive line that has not created enough push and running backs lacking vision. These are the reporter's current evaluations, not an announced blocking change, a new starting line or a confirmed redistribution of carries.
- Maryland defensive end Sidney Stewart has four tackles and one sack entering the 2026 UCLA game, according to Jeff Ermann's Q&A. Ermann identifies a breakout from Stewart as a needed defensive response after the Virginia Tech loss. That is the reporter's desired improvement, not a new role, snap increase or guaranteed pressure production.
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Three things we're watching in the Maryland-UCLA game
- Maryland's 2026 UCLA-week preview says Harry Dalton will be inactive and DeJuan Williams is already sidelined, leaving Iverson Howard and Jianni Davis as the two available scholarship running backs. That is the article's availability picture entering Saturday, not a diagnosis, return timetable or confirmed carry split between the remaining backs.
- Through three 2026 games, Maryland's Malik Washington has 892 passing yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions. Chris Durr Jr. has 28 catches and went 12-for-109 with two touchdowns against Virginia Tech; Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding has 17 catches for 239 yards and two scores. The preview identifies established passing production, not guaranteed targets or a forecast against UCLA.
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- RB/WR: Yea, it seems like we don't disguise anything with the blitzes when we do send players.
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Observations from Maryland vs Virginia Tech
- RB/TE: For all the issues we had with the TE, our inability to even consider that the RB might go out for a pass was even more infuriating.
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