Daniel Evans needs to improve.  He is emulating Brett Favre from two seasons ago—any year you throw more INTs than TDs is not a great year.  He needs to step it up a notch this season, or the Pack will find themselves sitting at home again come bowl time.

Another question mark for this questionable team is their defense.  They are only returning four starters on defense.  However, the defense was atrocious last season, ranking 11th in the ACC in total defense, so maybe that's a good thing.

There are way too many question marks on this team.  With this ACC schedule, they should consider themselves lucky to finish .500.

Aug. 28 @ S. Carolina L         Oct. 16 Florida St. L

Sept. 6 W&M W                     Oct. 25 @ Maryland W

Sept. 13 @ Clemson L            Nov. 8 @ Duke W

Sept. 20 East Carolina W        Nov. 15 Wake Forest L

Sept. 27 South Florida L         Nov. 22 @ North Carolina L

Oct. 4 Boston College L           Nov. 29 Miami (FL) L

6. Maryland: 4-8 (Offense 8, Defense 5, ST 2)

Ralph Friedgen may very well be parting ways with Maryland after this season.  Losing records will not cut it for someone who is getting paid so much to put an offensive juggernaut out on the field.

This team will be helped by its new offensive coordinator James Franklin.  They will also be helped by the return of four offensive linemen and one of the ACC's most dangerous players, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey.

However, there are holes to fill at RB and all over the defense, including LB, where All-ACC LB Erin Henderson's departure will be felt heavily.

It will be important for this team to win against NC State at home.  If not, I fear four losing seasons in five years may be too much for the Terrapins to swallow.  Remember, there are two things Maryland is good at: crab cakes and football.  We'll see about the latter.

Aug. 30 Delaware W           Oct. 18 Wake Forest L

Sept. 6 @ M. Tenn W          Oct. 25 NC State L

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