As promised, the Tony Logan Tracker will be a regular feature as the Maryland junior chases the school's punt return record.
Logan, who came in with touchdowns in his previous two games, couldn't break loose for a long return even though Maryland forced seven punts. Credit for that goes as much to Clemson punter Dawson Zimmerman, who turned in a fine performance.
Logan had three returns for 28 yards, which isn't a bad day and was still more than nine yards a return. But he lost a good chunk of his advantage on the pace set by Steve Suter in the 2002 season:
TONY LOGAN PUNT RETURN TRACKER (YARDS THROUGH EACH GAME)
| Game |
Suter (2002) |
Logan (2010) |
Difference |
| 1 | 16 | 57 | +41 |
| 2 | 128 | 185 | +57 |
| 3 | 148 | 192 | +44 |
| 4 | 165 | 327 | +162 |
| 5 | 233 | 415 | +182 |
| 6 | 375 | 443 | +68 |
| 7 | 378 | --- | --- |
| 8 | 482 | --- | --- |
| 9 | 574 | --- | --- |
| 10 | 609 | --- | --- |
| 11 | 639 | --- | --- |
| 12 | 647 | --- | --- |
| 13 | 676 | --- | --- |
| 14 | 771 | --- | --- |
Next week will be an opportunity to crate a little more space; Suter had only three return yards in the seventh game of the 2002. That was a home victory against Georgia Tech, as then-new Yellow Jackets coach Chan Gailey was able to spread his patented brand of benign, 7-5ish blandness to not only his own team but also opponents almost immediately.
It should be noted Suter had huge days in Weeks 8 and 9 in 2002, meaning Logan will need a substantial return or two in the next few games to remain ahead of Suter's pace. But for now, things still look favorable for a legitimate run at the record --- assuming opponents bother to kick to LOgan in the coming weeks.
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