Originally posted on 10/30/2012:

Maryland's run defense may rank among the nations top run defenses but under further scrutiny it turns out that Maryland's rush defense has been the beneficiary of teams with terrible rushing attacks.

WVU 4.6 (#49), Virginia 3.6 (#90), Temple 3.3 (#104), Wake Forest 3.3 (#105), NC State 2.8 (#117), Boston College 2.7 (#120), Connecticut 2.5(#121).
Yards per Rush


WVU 153.3 (#70), Temple 138.5 (#81), Virginia 120.1 (#96), Wake Forest 113.9 (#105), NC State 99.6 (#114), Connecticut 86.9 (#120), and Boston College 71.3 (#122).

Rushing Yards per Game.

For the exception of WVU, Maryland hasn't played an rushing attack as good as GA Techs.

No doubt GA Tech's defense is horrible and they have all sorts of problems internally but one thing that has remained pretty consistent has been their rushing attack. Even with all their troubles they still rush for almost 300 yards per game and average 5.4 yards per rush.

All things considered I believe GA Tech can roll over Maryland. We all know about their quarterback troubles but I think the above statistics make it clear that their rushing defense isn't all it's cracked up to be. Maryland's rushing attack is also horrible so this freshman linebacker playing QB has no one to rely on, not his run game or defense. So all the people on the fence over this game due to Maryland's supposed "tough" rushing defense can come down now (IMO).