Here's a video of SI.com's Tour Guy taking a walk around Lane Stadium before last season's Thursday night game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Maryland Terrapins.

The Washington Post's Eric Prisbell previews Maryland's matchup at Wake Forest on Saturday.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A project which broke ground nearly two years ago came to fruition Thursday evening for the Maryland Terrapins.

The upgraded Tyser Tower, which houses suites and a new press box, among other amenities, was unveiled during a ribbon-cutting ceremony before more than 200 dignitaries and supporters.

Those in attendance included University of Maryland President C.D. (Dan) Mote, Director of Athletics Deborah A. Yow and head football coach Ralph Friedgen.

Mote called it "an exciting day" and "important for recruits, alumni, current players and the coaching staff."

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Led by a pair of Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks in Florida State's Chris Weinke and Miami's Vinny Testaverde, one of the winningest head football coaches in Atlantic Coast Conference history in Clemson's Danny Ford, and former Terp Kevin Glover, the ACC Wednesday announced its Class of 2009 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game Legends.

The Legends will be honored at this year's Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game weekend. They will appear at the ACC Coaches and Awards Luncheon at noon on Friday, Dec. 4, and will be honored at the "ACC Night of Legends" held at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay on Friday evening. They will also be recognized during pre-game ceremonies at Raymond James Stadium for the 5th Annual Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship, which has an 8 p.m. kickoff on Dec. 5 and will be nationally televised by ESPN.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Ralph Friedgen Radio Show begins Wednesday and airs weekly throughout the season.

The one-hour show starts at 8 p.m. on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network. Friedgen and Voice of the Terrapins Johnny Holliday will be on the air taking phone calls from fans and discussing the season.

This season the show will air before a live audience at two Outback Steakhouse locations. Wednesday's show will take place at the Outback Steakhouse in Hyattsville, Md. (3500 East-West Highway).

Wednesday's show will air on the following Terrapin Sports Radio Network affiliates:
# WJFK-FM 106.7 - Washington D.C.
# WARK-AM 1490 - Hagerstown
# WFMD-AM 930 - Frederick
# WQMR-FM 101.1 - Ocean City
# WGOP-AM 540 - Crisfield
# WBEY-FM 97.9 - Crisfield

The 2009 Ralph Friedgen Radio Show will air weekly from the following Outback Steakhouse locations:
# Sept. 2 - Hyattsville
# Sept. 9 - Aspen Hill
# Sept. 16 - Aspen Hill
# Sept. 23 - Hyattsville
# Sept. 30 - Aspen Hill
# Oct. 7 - Aspen Hill
# Oct. 14 - Hyattsville
# Oct. 21 - Aspen Hill
# Oct. 28 - No Show (off-week)
# Nov. 4 - Aspen Hill
# Nov. 11 - Hyattsville
# Nov. 18 - Aspen Hill
# Nov. 25 - Aspen Hill

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland Terrapins completed another step in their preparation for the 2009 season as football camp came to an end Saturday.

The Terps, who open the regular season at No. 12 California one week from today, spent about 90 minutes working out at the on-campus practice facility. The team was scheduled to have a pair of practices Saturday.

"We cut it short today," head coach Ralph Friedgen said. "The kids were tired and it was humid. I didn't want to get anyone hurt. We worked very hard all camp. I've been very pleased with camp. I'll be anxious to see where we are when we get back."

After a fairly sharp morning practice which focused on the California game plan, Friedgen decided the evening workout was not necessary. Following practice, the team held meetings and a short lifting session, and is now off until Monday.

"I feel like they've done everything they can do between winter, spring, summer and two-a-days," Friedgen said. "Now it's just a time to get ready to play. We'll see where we are around this time next Saturday."

Friedgen announced after Saturday's practice that the team has voted four captains for the 2009 season.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland Terrapins hit the practice field Tuesday morning for the first of two sessions scheduled for the day, and now have just two more days in which they will hold a pair of workouts.

The Terps will hold a light practice Thursday morning before a scrimmage that evening. They will also have two sessions on Saturday before getting into their normal game-week routine starting Monday.

Now 15 days into fall camp, players are fighting through fatigue and soreness, but head coach Ralph Friedgen has been impressed with what he has seen so far.

"I think they're working hard right now," said Friedgen. "It's just the middle of two-a-days. It's the dog days. They're tired. They're sore. They're beat up. They're looking to get out of this stuff and play a game, and yet we still have work to do. I kind of told them this morning, `here`s where your leadership shows up. I'm not going to say a word today. I'm going to see if you guys can do it on your own,' and our effort was better this morning. I was pleased with our effort."

College Park, Md. - The Terps hit the practice field Monday hoping to build on the progress made in Sunday's 117-play scrimmage, the second of three that will be held this preseason.

The biggest improvement Sunday was the running game. Redshirt freshman Gary Douglas had a team-best 122 yards on 17 carries, while Morgan Green ran for 56 yards on 10 carries. The two are in a battle for the third-string running back position behind All-ACC returnee Da'Rel Scott and sophomore Davin Meggett.

"Right now I think (Gary is) right up there with Morgan," said head coach Ralph Friedgen after Monday's 90-minute practice. "He's giving Morgan everything he wants. I didn't think Morgan practiced poorly yesterday, I just though Gary practiced real well. His pass protection is good, he broke down once or twice on pickups, and so did Morgan. I thought Morgan was better yesterday than what he has been playing. It's competition. It's a good thing."

Terps and Hokies to meet Nov. 14 in College Park

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland and Virginia Tech will play before a sold-out Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, the department of athletics announced Tuesday.

The Terrapins and Hokies are scheduled to play on Saturday, Nov. 14. Game time will be announced in early November.

"This is a tremendous show of support for our team," said Brian Ullmann, senior associate athletics director. "We have a great home schedule this year, and we look forward to more sellouts this season."

Despite the sellout, Terrapin fans still have a chance to see the game in person as a limited number of tickets are being held in reserve, exclusively for new season-ticket holders. In addition, new suites and mezzanine seats remain available on a multi-year, annual and single-game basis.

Season tickets for the seven-game home slate are still
available for as low as $135 and single-game tickets went on sale Saturday. Season-ticket packages will remain on sale until the first home game (James Madison, Sept. 12).

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland Terrapins capped off a busy opening day of preseason football camp Monday night with a spirited two-plus hour workout at the on-campus practice facility.

With 21 newcomers among the 105 student-athletes in camp, close to half of the session was devoted to individual work.

Head coach Ralph Friedgen liked what he saw during the first of 28 preseason workouts.

"The freshmen did much better than I anticipated as far as knowing what to do," Friedgen said. "For the most part we're in pretty good shape. We have a couple guys that have to get better. I think the only thing you're going to be able to tell (on the first day) is who knows their assignments and who's giving good effort. That's about it."

Two-year starter Chris Turner and Jamarr Robinson were the lone quarterbacks on the roster in the spring, but they have been joined by a pair of talented true freshmen in C.J. Brown and Danny O'Brien.

Maryland welcomes back 10 starters from last season's eight-win bowl team

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
With the Maryland Terrapins set to open preseason football practice
Monday, the new recruiting class got its first taste of collegiate life
Saturday.

Nineteen members of Maryland's nationally-ranked class made
their first appearance at the University as official members of the
football team.

SEPTEMBER
BC at Clemson (Sept. 19)
BC vs. Wake Forest (Sept. 26)

OCTOBER
NC State at Wake Forest (Oct. 3)
BC vs. FSU (Oct. 3)
Clemson at Maryland (Oct. 3)
Maryland at Wake Forest (Oct. 10)
BC vs. NC State (Oct. 17)
Clemson vs. Wake Forest (Oct. 17)
FSU vs. NC State (Oct. 31)

NOVEMBER
Clemson vs. FSU (Nov. 7)
Maryland at NC State (Nov. 7)
Clemson at NC State (Nov. 14)
FSU at Wake (Nov. 14)
FSU vs. Maryland (Nov. 21)
BC at Maryland (Nov. 28)

The Orlando Sentinel has compiled a ranking of the salaries of head football coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Is this what $20+ million a year buys you these days?

We sorted through the Sentinel's list to come up with the list of ACC football coaches' salaries.

College Park, Md. - Fans of college football and University of Maryland followers can gear up for the 2009 season starting next week.

The third season of `Terrapins Rising,' an eight-episode reality series chronicling the Maryland football program, debuts Tuesday. The show will air at 9:30 p.m. each Tuesday for eight consecutive weeks culminating Sept. 1, just prior to the team's season opener against California.