Good News for Maryland & Boston College Football
After tough 2011 football seasons, the Maryland Terrapins and Boston College Eagles received some good off-season news. After finishing their seasons a combined 6-18, there was little to cheer about in 2011. But the good news is thatnine of their football players were granted medical redshirts by the ACC conference.
For Maryland, four players will get a medical redshirt. According to umterps.com:
Maryland was notified Friday by the Atlantic Coast Conference office that wide receiver Tyrek Cheeseboro, defensive back Matt Robinson, defensive lineman Isaiah Ross and linebacker Kenny Tate were approved for medical hardship waivers.
The three defensive players began the season as starters for Randy Edsall. Tate, pictured below, was an all-ACC player in 2012.
Meanwhile, the Boston College athletics website is reporting that five players were granted medical redshirts. The websites noted that the following five players had their medical hardship waivers approved: Montel Harris, Kaleb Ramsey, Ifeanyi Momah, C.J. Jones and Connor Wujciak. The big name on this list is Harris, as noted by Boston College:
Harris, a senior running back who was the 2011 ACC preseason Player of the Year, missed the first three games of the season, then played in two games (vs. UMass and Wake Forest), sustaining a season-ending knee injury against the Demon Deacons. Before his injury, Harris broke the BC all-time rushing record with a 26-yard rush in the fourth quarter. He will have one year of eligibility remaining.
For both programs, they need as many playmakers as possible in every season moving forward. So this news is really some good news after otherwise dreary 2011 campaigns.
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