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Maryland names team captains for Week 1 vs. West Virginia
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Maryland football head coach Mike Locksley announced senior wide receivers Brian Cobbs and Dontay Demus Jr., along with senior defensive end Sam Okuayinonu will be the Terps team captains entering Saturday’s season opener against West Virginia.
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Expected to be the Terps top outside weapon on offense Demus Jr. was recently named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List, given to the top receiver in the country. He also led the team in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns last season.
Cobbs is entering his fourth season for the Terps and has previously led by example, pulling in 34 passes for 539 yards and one touchdown from 2018-2020.
Maryland’s 6-foot-1, 290-pound graduate defensive end, Okuayinonu is an integral part of Maryland’s defensive line. From 2019-2020 he accumulated a combined 48 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks, and now he’s preparing for the final season of his college career.
The Terps will kick off the season hosting West Virginia in College Park on Sept. 4. The two teams have not played since 2015, and the Mountaineers are coming off a 6-4 season in 2020 that included a trip to the Liberty Bowl..
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