COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The fourth season of Terrapins Rising, a first-of-its-kind reality show about the Maryland football program, debuts next month on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, the region's leading source for television and on-line sports coverage.

Comcast SportsNet will air the first episode of the series on Tuesday, July 13. The show will air at 9:30 p.m. each Tuesday for eight consecutive weeks culminating Aug. 31, just prior to the team's season opener against Navy.

Comcast SportsNet will lead into each episode with a replay of the previous week's show.

The 30-minute show gives a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of a major college football program. This season's series will follow head coach Ralph Friedgen and his staff as they prepare the team for the 2010 campaign.

Each episode of the series, a partnership between Maryland Athletics, Comcast SportsNet, Under Armour and Atkinson & Co., features in-depth player and coach profiles, as well as footage of heated position battles from spring practice, off-season workouts and preseason practice.

A production crew, led by former University of Maryland and Washington Redskins place-kicker Jess Atkinson, has been following the team both on and off the field.

The Terps will look to 52 letterwinners on the roster to transition from last season. Maryland has 12 returning starters (seven on offense/five on defense) and all four special-team performers back from last year.

Eight players on the roster have earned either all-conference or All-America honors in their career, including running back Da'Rel Scott and wide receiver Torrey Smith, two of the top playmakers in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

First team all-league performer Alex Wujciak and freshman All-America choice A.J. Francis headline the Maryland defense.

The show can also be seen around the country on Comcast Sports Southeast and FOX College Sports Atlantic.

Each show can also be viewed on TerpsTV , one day after the initial airing.

Click here for a complete list of air times.

About Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic - the official sports network of the Washington Mystics, Redskins, Capitals, Wizards, D.C. United, ACC and CAA - delivers more than 500 live sporting events per year, along with Emmy Award-winning news, analysis and entertainment programming, to more than 4.6 million homes throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. Comcast SportsNet's digital portfolio, highlighted by CSNwashington.com, is the region's leading source for online sports news and information.

About Atkinson & Co.
Jess Atkinson, owner of Atkinson & Co., has worked with the university the past eight years, producing Fridge TV and video segments for the school's athletics Web site, umterps.com. `Fridge TV,' the Terps' weekly football television show, is broadcast during the regular season on Comcast SportsNet.

About Under Armour, Inc.
Under Armour® (NYSE: UA) is a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. The brand's moisture-wicking synthetic fabrications are engineered in many different designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional natural fiber products. The company's products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe. The Under Armour global headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland, with European headquarters in Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium, and additional offices in Denver, Hong Kong, Toronto, Jakarta, Indonesia and Guangzhou, China. For further information, please visit the company's website at www.underarmour.com.

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Terp Notes:

Football Season Tickets on Sale: Season tickets for this fall's seven-game home slate, which includes matchups with Navy (in Baltimore), Wake Forest, Florida State and NC State, start as low as $135 and are on sale through the Maryland Athletics Ticket Office. Click here or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP.

Go Camping with the Terps: The 2010 Terrapin Football Technique School kicks off later this month. The Little Terp Camp (first through eighth grade) is scheduled for June 20-22 and the Day/Overnight Camp runs from June 24 through 26. Click here for more info. or call the football office at 301-314-7095.