Nick Ferrara's busy day

Maryland field goal kicker Nick Ferrara says he has been punting for years. But the freshman had never started a college game as the punter until Saturday. Ferrara, subbing for the injured Travis Baltz, could hardly have performed better. Ferrara’s first punt traveled 61 yards, pinning Clemson at its 4-yard-line.His second punt went 53 yards and was angled toward the sideline so that it could not be returned. That was important because Clemson is among the nation’s best teams at returning punts and kicks. Later, Ferrara kicked a career-best 43-yard field goal. Ferrara did kick off short in the second quarter – a nine-yarder that landed near the Clemson 35. But he later pinned Clemson at its 9-yard-line with a punt in the third quarter – all in all, a good (and busy) day. “Nick just did an extraordinary job,” Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen said.