If you want and/or need to know who will be under center when Maryland takes the field against Ohio State Saturday, you’ll have to wait a couple of more days.
C.J. Brown suffered an injury to his left (non-throwing) wrist in the win over Indiana Saturday. He left that game and didn’t return.
Will the starting quarterback return for the Buckeyes?
“We’ll find out on game day” is all head coach Randy Edsall would allow on Brown’s Week 6 status.
Should Brown be a no-go for the Terps’ second-ever Big Ten game, Caleb Rowe would get the start. Replacing the injured Brown, Rowe completed 67 percent of his passes for 198 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the 37-15 win over the Hoosiers. That performance left Edsall proud of and confident in Rowe.
“I think we’ve been blessed to have that happen at a number of positions this year, with guys,” the coach said. “Very proud of Caleb for staying engaged and being ready and knowing that when his number was called he came in and did the job that he was expected to do.”
The Associated Press also notes that, if Brown sits, it would mark the eight straight season the Terps failed to have a quarterback start every game. The last quarterback to start every game in a single season was Sam Hollenbach in 2006.
