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Whither Gary Douglas?

It's pretty clear Da'Rel Scott and Davin Meggett will be the top options out of Maryland's backfield this season.

D.J. Adams will be a factor, too.

There's only one other scholarship tailback in the Terrapins' program, slippery sophomore Gary Douglas, who made his season debut Saturday against Morgan State.

There's a good chance you turned the game off or left the stadium by the time Douglas entered. It was 55-3 by then, and there was less than eight minutes left.

He had two carries for eight yards. But considering Douglas is still dealing with a sprained ankle, it might be a while before he gets any extended, meaningful work in games.

"He's banged up," running backs coach John Donovan said. "He just can't get things going right now. I thought he actually had three pretty good snaps, to be honest. He's just got to get healthy. He's not 100 percent yet. It's hard for him to show what he can do and practice enough where we can play him more."

Combine that with the presence of Scott, Meggett and Adams, and it'll probably take a significant change to see Douglas in a major role sometime soon.

Ferrara out again; Douglas dresses

Very minimal pregame notes here in College Park, where Maryland stands a decent chance to be one of only a few ACC teams to make it into Week 3 without a loss.

Wake Forest's already there. Clemson might as well be.

The Terrapins get an undermanned Morgan State bunch. They'll be without kicker Nick Ferrara, who will miss his second straight game with a groin injury.

However, tailback Gary Douglas (ankle) is back after missing the opener.

Nick Ferrara, Gary Douglas out for Terps in opener

Kicker Nick Ferrara will miss Maryland's season opener against Navy with a groin injury.

Punter Travis Baltz will handle Ferrara's field goal and extra point duties, while walk-on Ted Townsley will kick off for the Terrapins.

Ferrara, who was 18-for-25 on field goals as a freshman, battled inconsistency and injury throughout camp.

Baltz has never attempted a field goal or extra point in three seasons, while Townsley has tried just one kick of any kind in his career --- a 29-yard punt against Rutgers last season after a bobbled snap.

Meanwhile, reserve tailback Gary Douglas will miss the opener as well. Douglas had 16 carries for 81 yards a year ago as a redshirt junior.