COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland football team closed out its second week of spring drills Saturday with a two-plus hour workout at the on-campus practice facility.

Maryland won't hold its first scrimmage until next week, but the Terps geared up for that by spending about an hour of Saturday's workout in a scrimmage-type setting.

After spending roughly an hour on individual and team work, the first and second team offenses and defenses faced off for a mock scrimmage of eight possessions with each beginning at the 35-yard line.

The offense had scoring opportunities on two of its first five possessions, but the defense ended one drive with an interception and forced two three-and-outs.

Da'Rel Scott keyed the lone touchdown drive in his limited time. With the No. 1 offense and defense squaring off on the second drive, the junior carried four times for 56 yards to move the ball into the red zone.

After Chris Turner hit Tommy Galt on third-and-five to keep the drive alive, Haroon Brown scored a 4-yard run.

The offense moved the ball on the ensuing possession, but Jamari McCollough thwarted the scoring chance, picking off Jamarr Robinson's pass at the four and returning it 50 yards.

Two possessions later, the offense had a field-goal attempt set up by a 26-yard completion from Anthony Green to Matt Furstenburg.

Aided by a stiff wind, Mike Barbour's 50-yard kick had plenty of distance, but sailed just wide right.

"I saw some good things on defense," head coach Ralph Friedgen said. "I thought Terrell Skinner jumped out. He did some really nice things and so did (Antwine) Perez."

McCollough also had three solo stops in addition to his interception. The defense had four sacks, including two on the final possession.

"Defensively, we got better as the scrimmage went on," Friedgen said. "We got better at tackling, better pursuit to the ball and we [forced] some turnovers, which is good to see from a defensive standpoint but not from an offensive standpoint."

Turner completed six of his seven passes, but managed only 12 yards. Robinson went 3-for-5 for 37 yards and Green, a defensive back serving as the No. 3 signal-caller this spring, hit all three of his attempts for 33 yards.

Scott, who played on just one possession, was the leading ground gainer with 56 yards on four carries. Redshirt freshman Gary Douglas had four carries for 17 yards.

No receiver had more than two catches, with Furstenburg leading the way, hauling in a pair for 41 yards.

"There were a lot of positives," Friedgen said of Saturday's practice. "We just need to keep on working at trying to get better. I think our attitude is very good, I think they're enjoying themselves and I think they're working hard. As long as we have that and we keep trying to get better every day, one day we're going to be a good football team."

The Terps are off until Tuesday when they'll hit the field at 10 a.m at the on-campus practice facility. Maryland has nine practices remaining including two scrimmages (April 11 and 18) and the Red-White Spring Game on Saturday, April 25 (3:30 p.m. ET at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium).

Practice sessions are open to the media and general public.

Terp Notes:

Goal-Line Scrimmage: The Terps capped Saturday's practice with five goal-line possessions, all starting at the five. Morgan Green (5 yards) and Dan Bonato (9 yards) each had rushing touchdowns. Turner also connected with Taylor Watson for a 2-yard score on fourth down. The other two possessions ended in a missed field goal and a fumble. Nick Wallace had his 32-yard attempt on the first possession knocked down by the wind. Green was heading in for a touchdown on the first play of the third possession when Demetrius Hartsfield knocked the ball free at the goal line. Drew Gloster recovered in the end zone.

Practice Notes: Senior defensive end Jared Harrell, who has been impressive during the spring, missed Saturday's practice after rupturing a bursa sac in his knee Thursday. He's expected back next week. Coincidentally, redshirt freshman OT Justin Gilbert suffered the same injury last week. He was expected to be out until next week, but saw time in Saturday's practice ... Travis Baltz and Ted Townsley averaged 55.0 yards on three punts in the mock scrimmage, though they were aided by 30-mph winds ... reserve wideout Quintin McCree blocked Baltz's second punt after breaking through the middle of the line ... Anthony Wiseman returned a pair of punts for 51 yards (25.5 ypr).

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Mock Scrimmage Statistics

Scoring Plays

Mock Scrimmage:
Brown 4-yard run TD, Barbour PAT GOOD

Goal-line Scrimmage:
Green 1-yard TD run, Barbour PAT GOOD
Bonato 9-yard TD run, Wallace PAT GOOD
Turner 2-yard TD pass to Watson

Offense

Rushing (Carries-Yds./TDs):
Scott 4-56, Douglas 4-17, Meggett 5-16, Green 1-7, T. Watson 3-5, Brown 1-4/1 TD, Bonato 4-(4) Robinson 4-(13), Turner 2-(15),

Passing (Comp.-Att.-Yds./TDs):
Robinson 3-5-37/1 INT, Turner 6-7-12, Green 3-3-33

Receiving (Rec.-Yds./TDs):
Furstenburg 2-41, Braxton 2-7, Green 2-3, Scott 2-0, Boykins 1-15, L. Watson 1-7, T. Galt 1-5, McCree 1-4

Defense

Tackles (Solo-Assisted-Total):
Skinner (3-1-4), Perez (3-1-4), McCollough (3-0-3), Drakeford (2-1-3), Gloster (3-0-3), Murray (2-1-3), Hughes (2-0-2), Law (1-1-2), D. Galt (1-1-2), Hartsfield (1-1-2),Russell (1-1-2), Tate (2-0-2), Arnett (1-1-2), Kerr (0-2-2), Blue (0-2-2), Berman (1-1-2), Sule (0-1-1), Davidson (0-1-1), Carroll (1-0-1), Kabongo (0-1-1), McCree (1-0-1), Jackson-Mills (1-0-1), Akunyili (1-0-1), Walker (0-1-1), Francis (0-1-1), Moten (0-1-1)

Tackles for Loss (No.-Yards):
Perez (1.5-13), Tate (1-10), Skinner (1-4), Russell (1-3), Murray (1-1), D. Galt (0.5-5), Hartsfield (0.5-5), Moten (0.5-5), Kabongo (0.5-1), Drakeford (0.5-1), Blue (0.5-3), Berman (0.5-3)

Sacks (No.-Yards):
Tate (1-10), Russell (1-3), D. Galt (0.5-5), Hartsfield (0.5-5), Perez (0.5-5), Moten (0.5-5)

Interceptions (No.-Yards):
McCollough (1-50)

Forced Fumbles (No.):
Skinner (1)

Fumble Recoveries (No.):
Dillon (1); Turner (1)

Punt Blocks (No.):
McCree (1)

Pass Breakups (No.):
Law (1)

Special Teams

Field Goals:
Barbour: 0/1, (50-Missed WR)

Punts (No./Avg.):
Baltz (2/57.5), Townsley (1/50.0)

Punt Returns (No./Avg.):
Wiseman (2/25.5), Logan (1/5.0)

2009 Maryland Spring Football Practice Schedule

# - Scrimmage at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium

Spring workouts will take place on the football practice fields located adjacent to the baseball stadium. They are open to the public. Those interested in attending should contact Mike Lynn in the football office (301-314-9057) to register for the practice.