Terps trying new tack

COLLEGE PARK - Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen decided this past offseason was time for some changes in his program. The Terps were coming off three losing seasons in four years, including last year's 6-7 campaign that ended with an Emerald Bowl loss to Oregon State.

Even before the bowl game in late December, former Friedgen assistant James Franklin was brought in as the new offensive coordinator - and perhaps Friedgen's ultimate successor. His arrival is expected to breathe some life into an offense that had grown stagnant after Friedgen's initial flush of success. The move also frees up Friedgen, who was...