Dorsey to be rock of Terps' young receiving corps

By Matt Zenitz
CSNBaltimore.com/PressBoxOnline.com

Torrey Smith may be gone, but it hasn't been taken Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien long to find a new favorite target in the Terrapins' passing game.

Junior wide receiver Kevin Dorsey, a former highly touted recruit, battled injuries early during his Maryland career, but began to show glimpses of his potential last season and now enters this year as O'Brien's No. 1 option on the outside.

O'Brien described Dorsey as the complete package at wide receiver and said he would have to be the rock of the Terrapins' inexperienced, but talented, receiving corps.

"He's kind of an Anquan Boldin-type receiver," O'Brien said of Dorsey. "He can go inside and get the tough yards and is just very consistent, but, then again, he's also very explosive and can be both a big-play guy and an intermediate guy."

Crowton bringing new offensive system to Terps

By Matt Zenitz
CSNBaltimore.com/PressBoxOnline.com

As he sat and spoke with the media during Maryland football's Media Day Tuesday afternoon, Terrapins offensive coordinator Gary Crowton talked extensively about Oregon's high-powered offense. He talked about the potency of the Ducks' attack, the fast tempo, the consistent big plays, the multiple threats it poses to a defense, and he talked about bringing that to Maryland.

Crowton, who most recently served as LSU's offensive coordinator from 2007-10, actually installed Oregon's current offense as the Ducks' offensive coordinator from 2005-06.

"It's exciting for me to bring in this whole new offense to Maryland," Crowton said, "and I'm looking forward to using all of the components of this offense."

Aside from just LSU and Oregon, Crowton, who served as the head coach at both Louisiana Tech (1996-98) and BYU (2000-04), has also served as an offensive coordinator at New Hampshire (1988-90), Georgia Tech (1994) and Louisiana Tech (1995), as well as with the Chicago Bears (1999-2000).

Ravens DL McPhee ready to prove himself

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By Matt Zenitz
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Just from having watched film of Pernell McPhee during his time at Mississippi State, Ravens coach John Harbaugh was already well aware of his prowess against the run.

But what Harbaugh didn't realize from watching the tape is that McPhee, a defensive lineman, is also adept at getting after the quarterback.

The 6-foot-3, 278-pound McPhee, a fifth-round selection of the Ravens in April's NFL draft, had just one tackle during Thursday's preseason opener against Philadelphia, but had multiple quarterback hurries during the second half while working with Baltimore's second-team defense.

"He's an explosive guy," Harbaugh said of McPhee following Sunday's training camp practice. "I thought he'd be a good run player, and he's been a good run player for us, but he's been a little bit of a better pass rusher, even in training camp, than we thought he'd be. ...

Former Terp Scott hoping to impress Giants

By Matt Zenitz
CSNBaltimore.com/PressBoxOnline.com

As was the case so often during his time at both Maryland, Da'Rel Scott looked to be in full gear almost immediately after receiving the handoff.

Scott had just exploded for a 61-yard touchdown run the last time he touched the ball, so, just one drive later, Maryland, now backed up to its own 9-yard line, once again turned to the speedy running back. Scott responded by taking the handoff from quarterback Danny O'Brien, angling toward his left before finding a crease in the middle of East Carolina's defensive line, sharply cutting back toward the middle of the field and bursting through the middle of the Pirates for a 91-yard touchdown, easily blazing by three East Carolina defenders along the way.

The touchdown, which ended up coming on the second-to-last carry of Scott's college career, helped propel the Terrapins to an easy, 51-20, win against the Pirates during last season's Military Bowl. Scott finished the game with 200 rushing yards on just 13 carries. The yards were both a career-best and a Maryland bowl record.

A big-play threat with tremendous speed, capable of scoring any time he touched the ball, the 5-foot-11, 210-pound Scott ended his Terrapins career as the seventh-leading rusher in school history (2,401 yards) and now hopes that speed and big-play ability will enable him to have similar success in the NFL.