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Athletic department officials from the nine existing Atlantic Coast Conference schools as well as the two schools that will join the league next year, Miami and Virginia Tech, will meet today and tomorrow in Charlottesville, Va. The issue of scheduling, particularly for football and basketball, will be the primary agenda at the league's annual fall meetings. The meetings will take place on the University of Virginia campus. Currently, the league plays a round-robin schedule for football as well as in men's and women's basketball.

The 2012 NFL draft is three weeks away, and though most teams have solidified their draft boards barring a few tweaks after prospects visit, the “silly season” of draft rumors is really starting to heat up. Need an example? How about the rumblings that the Colts are undecided about the first pick? But hey, I love mock drafts as much as you do, so allow me to contribute to the silly season with my third mock draft of the offseason.

MARYLAND (4-2, 1-1 ACC) @ BOSTON COLLEGE (2-4, 0-3 ACC) Time: 1 p.m. Online: ESPN3.com Radio: 105.7 FM, 1300 AM Series: Boston College leads 5-2. Last meeting: Boston College defeated Maryland, 19-17, on Nov. 28, 2009, in College Park. Maryland offense vs. Boston College defense: The Terps have struggled to run on the road this season (44 rushing yards last week at Clemson) and face a formidable Boston College defense. The Eagles rank first in the Atlantic Coast Conference and 10th in the nation in rushing defense at 90.3 yards per game and are third in ACC in total defense (329.

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Boston College junior wide receiver Colin Larmond Jr. , who averaged 20.6 yards per reception on his 29 catches with five TDs in '09, will miss the season after suffering a serious knee injury Saturday. Ryan Lindsey , who has one career catch, is listed as Larmond's backup with Billy Flutie (five catches in '09) the other starter. •The NCAA is investigating South Carolina tight end Weslye Saunders about possible rules violations regarding dealings with a sports agent, The State (S.C)

Jordan Williams seemed to be perpetually motioning for the ball. The sophomore center would plant his big body in the lane, shout to a teammate or wave an arm as if hailing a taxi. But more than attracting the ball, Maryland's leading scorer all too often attracted multiple Boston College defenders. The Eagles minimized the contributions of Williams -- who wore a perpetual look of frustration -- and got a career-high 31 points from junior guard Reggie Jackson in a 76-72 victory over the Terps on Saturday afternoon.

COLLEGE PARK — Maryland had just defeated UNC-Greensboro by 43 points, but Jordan Williams wore a sour expression. The sophomore center knew that it was the Terps' 15th straight win at Comcast Center. He was aware that they have avoided the sort of early-season upset losses — such as to William & Mary last season — that rankle Maryland fans. But Williams also knew that the Terps (7-3) lost close games to the three teams — Temple, Illinois and Pittsburgh — that tested them the most.

First, it was Greivis Vasquez and Sean Mosley who found themselves sprawled on the Conte Forum floor after reaching for a loose ball. A few moments later -- thud -- Mosley hit the floor again. Then again. Maryland spent much of its Saturday afternoon trapping and pressing and diving onto the hardwood to create turnovers en route to a 73-57 victory over a Boston College team that always seemed to be a step behind the energized Terps. How scrappy were the Terps? Forward Landon Milbourne was called for grabbing a Boston College player's shorts with the Eagles on a fast break in the first half.

COLLEGE PARK -- It seems long ago that Maryland coach Mark Turgeon grabbed a microphone at a preseason scrimmage and told fans: “I think we're going to be pretty darned good before it's done.” That was three-and-a-half months, 10 losses and two Pe'Shon Howard injuries ago. But, in defeating Boston College 81-65 Thursday night behind Terrell Stoglin's 24 points and James Padgett's strong second half, Maryland mostly played as if it can...

Dorenzo Hudson collected a loose ball under his basket and scored on a layup in the final seconds, lifting Virginia Tech over Boston College, 63-62, on Saturday. The ending was wild on the home floor of the Hokies (15-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). The clock above the basket showed 9.2 seconds when Hudson scored, but the officials determined it had stopped before he scored and reset it to five seconds. Reggie Jackson took the inbounds pass for the Eagles (11-9, 2-4), but he never got the final shot off. Hudson led the Hokies with 18 points, and Malcolm Delaney (Towson Catholic)

Karri Ellen Johnson , Kelly McPartland and Katie Schwarzmann each scored three times in the second half to boost No. 6 Maryland to a 16-10 victory over No. 12 Boston College in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Maryland (7-2, 2-1) struggled offensively in the first half as Boston College (4-4, 1-1) was determined to stop the Terrapins from turning the game into a track meet. The Eagles patiently waited for shots in the Maryland end for several minutes at a time, and the Terrapins held just a 5-3 halftime lead.

You had to wonder how Maryland would respond one game after a loss at Duke that seemed to frustrate most everybody. The game at Cameron had been the first of the ACC season without injured point guard Pe'Shon Howard. Terps coach Mark Turgeon said his team had barely been able to execute a play without the floor leader. And, of course, it had ended with Terrell Stoglin sulking on the bench and tweeting about it. After the Duke game, Turgeon -- who said he should have been a psychology major -- talked to his team about acting more like a "family.

WEATHER Today's forecast calls for morning fog then sunny skies, with a high temperature near 53 degrees. It is expected to be clear tonight with a low temperature around 37 degrees. TRAFFIC Check our updates for this morning's issues as you plan your commute. FROM LAST NIGHT... Snow still a possibility for Saturday into Sunday : The National Weather Service is still predicting a decent chance of snow for Saturday night, going into Sunday morning, though the amount of new precipitation is expected to be slight.

COLLEGE PARK -- It seems long ago that Maryland coach Mark Turgeon grabbed a microphone at a preseason scrimmage and told fans: “I think we're going to be pretty darned good before it's done.” That was three-and-a-half months, 10 losses and two Pe'Shon Howard injuries ago. But, in defeating Boston College 81-65 Thursday night behind Terrell Stoglin's 24 points and James Padgett's strong second half, Maryland mostly played as if it can...

Eleven players from Maryland colleges have been named to the 2012 Tewaaration Watch List, including 2011 finalist Katie Schwarzmann, from Maryland. The list also includes 2012 winner Shannon Smith from defending Division I national champ Northwestern. Maryland's Brittany Dipper, Karri Ellen Johnson and Iliana Sanza; Loyola's Ana Heneberry, Marlee Paton and Kerry Stoothoff; Johns Hopkins' Taylor D'Amore and Alyssa Kildare; Towson's Alexa Demski; and Navy's Jasmine DePompeo also made the list announced Wednesday.

Team (record)/Last season's rank 1. Northwestern (21-2)/1 2. Maryland (21-2)/2 3. Florida (16-4)/5 4. Duke (15-5)/4 5. North Carolina (15-6)/3 6. Princeton (12-7)/9 (tie) 7. (tie) Loyola (17-3)/6 7. (tie) Penn (11-6)/9 (tie) 9. Dartmouth (11-5)/13 10. Boston College (12-7)/12 11. Virginia (9-9)/15 12. Syracuse (10-8)/16 13. Georgetown (9-8)/18 14. James Madison (15-4)/11 15. Harvard (10-6)/NR 16. Albany (18-1)

It's hard to know which would have been the more long-shot prediction at the beginning of the football season: that it would snow in October or that Maryland would be dismantled at home by a 1-6 Boston College team looking for its first conference victory. Both happened at Byrd Stadium on Saturday -- intermittent snow flurries two days before Halloween and a 28-17 beatdown of a Maryland team that has lost four games in a row and six of seven in coach Randy Edsall's first season and might have hit its low point.