Up Front, the Terps Are Behind ; Recruiting Woes Shift Burden to Young Players On Offensive Line

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A meeting more than a year in the making unfolded this week in Maryland's football team house.

Tackle Tyler Bowen, beset with foot problems the past two seasons, made his way to coach Ralph Friedgen's office. He had tried walking boots, resting, practicing every other day.

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Up Front, the Terps Are Behind ; Recruiting Woes Shift Burden to Young Players On Offensive Line

None of it mattered. The lingering pain never subsided for long. And now he had to deliver a message Friedgen agreed with: He couldn't play anymore.

"He'd probably be our starting right tackle right now if he was healthy," Friedgen said. "But he isn't."

Bowen is one piece of a star-crossed class of offensive linemen collected to offset an anticipated e...

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