Georgia Tech

Brandon Wegher celebrates after his 32-yard rushing touchdown late in the fourth quarter ices a 24-14 victory for No. 10 Iowa against No. 9 Georgia Tech. Temperature at kickoff in the coldest Orange Bowl ever was 49 degrees. "This was Hawkeye weather," Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said. "We feel right at home." Article, PG 6

Each day this week leading up to Thursday's NFL draft, we will highlight one prospect whom the Ravens could draft with the 29th overall pick. Today's player is Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill, who will likely parlay an eye-popping performance at the NFL scouting combine into being a late first-round draft pick. Background: Hill was a three-sport star in high school and opted to attend Georgia Tech so he could play close to home. In three seasons in Georgia Tech's triple-option attack, Hill caught 49 passes for 1,248 yards and nine touchdowns.

A surprise on Maryland's injury report: linebacker Kenny Tate is listed as doubtful for Georgia Tech. We don't know why yet. Tate had nine tackles and an interception against Towson last week. He's 11th in the ACC in tackles at 8.8 per game. His absence would be a blow to a defense already without linebacker Darin Drakeford and defensive lineman Andre Monroe, among others. Maryland started three first-year players on defense against Towson last week. Tate plays a hybrid position called "Star.

Ever since the 2011 season ended, the Ravens have talked about acquiring another wide receiver. But with the free agency list depleted and the Ravens drafting late in each round, it's doubtful they can make a big splash. But the most intriguing receiver who might be there or close to where the Ravens draft in the first round (29th overall) is Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill. He is 6-4 and runs a 4.36 forty-yard dash, which makes him the perfect complement to Torrey Smith at the other outside receiver position.

Georgia Tech (6-6) vs. Air Force (8-4) When: Monday, 5 p.m. Where: Shreveport, La. TV: ESPN2 About Georgia Tech (4-4 ACC): As usual, the Yellow Jackets had no trouble using their triple-option offense to pile up gaudy rushing statistics. Georgia Tech led the nation with 327 rushing yards per game. But the Yellow Jackets struggled to stop opposing offenses, especially down the stretch. Four of Georgia Tech's final five opponents — Duke was the lone exception — scored at least 27 points.

ATLANTA -- It was evident by the way Mark Turgeon spoke - with his head lowered and in an almost disbelieving tone - that the Maryland coach considered it far too late in the season to still be harping on the same issues that have plagued his young team for weeks. Lack of inside toughness, selfishness on offense, missed layups - Turgeon recited all the usual culprits following Maryland's 63-61 loss at Philips Arena on Saturday to a last-place Georgia Tech team that had lost 10 of its previous 11 games.

Fans couldn't have helped but notice how Sean Mosley scored the game's final seven points, including four free throws and a big 3-pointer with 2:36 to go. But I hope they also noticed the senior's defense on Glen Rice Jr., who entered the game having scored 28 points in a loss to Duke and 22 in a win over North Carolina State. Rice's line on Sunday? He was 2-for-8 from the floor, including 0-for-3 on 3-pointers, and finished with six points. No wonder first-year Georgia Tech coach Brian Gregory said Mosley "was the toughest kid on the court,” which is high praise in the ACC. I featured Mosley in my updated story about a game in which neither team could eclipse 30 percent shooting in the first half.

Jonathan Dwyer rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, Josh Nesbitt accounted for three scores and No. 7 Georgia Tech clinched a spot in the ACC championship game by routing host Duke, 49-10, on Saturday. Orwin Smith returned a kickoff 83 yards to spark the slow-starting Yellow Jackets (10-1, 7-1). Their offense took over after that, scoring touchdowns on five of the following six possessions, rushing for 306 yards and shutting out the Blue Devils in the final three quarters. Nesbitt was 6 of 10 for 195 yards with touchdown passes covering 32 yards to Stephen Hill and 75 yards to Demaryius Thomas, and had a 2-yard touchdown run. Dwyer, the reigning ACC player of the year, had scoring runs of 3 and 13 yards in his fourth consecutive 100-yard game.

Zachery Peacock made the go-ahead shot with 25.7 seconds left to rescue No. 20 Georgia Tech, which blew a 20-point first-half lead before holding on to beat No. 12 North Carolina, 73-71, on Saturday. Iman Shumpert finished with a career-high 30 points to lead the Yellow Jackets (13-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who figured out a way to pull out a win after falling behind in the wild final minutes. Peacock managed just six points, but his shot in the lane that rolled around the rim before dropping through ended up being the biggest play of Georgia Tech's first win in Chapel Hill since 1996.

It was less than an hour after Maryland's 28-3 victory over Towson, but it wasn't too soon for the Terps and their coaches to begin preparing — at least mentally — for the daunting challenge of slowing down Georgia Tech's triple-option offense. After two straight losses, Maryland's win over the previously unbeaten Tigers served an important purpose. "This makes us feel like winners again," said linebacker Lorne Goree. But Maryland's celebration was fleeting by necessity.

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The sixth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team survived a cardiac finish in the ACC tournament final on Sunday, getting the go-ahead basket from Anjale Barrett and a pair of pressure free throws from Alyssa Thomas down the stretch to fend off No. 15 Georgia Tech, 68-65, and become the first to claim 10 conference championships. Named ACC player of the year on Thursday and tournament MVP three days later, Thomas scored 16 of her career-high 29 points in the second half, including both ends of one-and-one foul shots with 23 seconds to play that kept third-seeded Maryland in front by four.

As the final minutes wound down in sixth-ranked Maryland's 73-58 victory over Wake Forest in Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball tournament semifinals, Lynetta Kizer implored Terrapins supporters at Greensboro Coliseum to rise and join her in celebrating the moment. The senior center certainly was soaking in third-seeded Maryland's 13th trip to the ACC title game, and her performance contributed considerably to her team's fifth straight win and 12th in a row over the Demon Deacons.

ATLANTA -- It was evident by the way Mark Turgeon spoke - with his head lowered and in an almost disbelieving tone - that the Maryland coach considered it far too late in the season to still be harping on the same issues that have plagued his young team for weeks. Lack of inside toughness, selfishness on offense, missed layups - Turgeon recited all the usual culprits following Maryland's 63-61 loss at Philips Arena on Saturday to a last-place Georgia Tech team that had lost 10 of its previous 11 games.

Sometimes, a basketball season becomes a blur. One game starts to blend into the next until they are practically indistinguishable. That's what's happening this season. The reason? The Terps keep committing similar sorts of errors, particularly on the road. Lack of inside toughness, not enough sharing the ball. There is a sameness to the road losses. I guess the young, depth-challenged Terps are who they are. I noted in my game story that Mark Turgeon delivered his post-game remarks with his head lowered and in an almost disbelieving tone.

COLLEGE PARK - It's the time of the college basketball season when many coaches become amateur statisticians and bracket pundits, sizing up their schools' records against scores of other would-be participants in the NCAA and NIT tournaments. But not Mark Turgeon. As the Terps (16-11, 6-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) prepared for Saturday's game at Georgia Tech (9-18, 2-11), the Maryland coach was in a Ratings Percentage Index-free zone. "I'll be honest with you guys, I haven't looked at the RPI, the Dick Vitale Bald Dome [Index]

Fans couldn't have helped but notice how Sean Mosley scored the game's final seven points, including four free throws and a big 3-pointer with 2:36 to go. But I hope they also noticed the senior's defense on Glen Rice Jr., who entered the game having scored 28 points in a loss to Duke and 22 in a win over North Carolina State. Rice's line on Sunday? He was 2-for-8 from the floor, including 0-for-3 on 3-pointers, and finished with six points. No wonder first-year Georgia Tech coach Brian Gregory said Mosley "was the toughest kid on the court,” which is high praise in the ACC. I featured Mosley in my updated story about a game in which neither team could eclipse 30 percent shooting in the first half.

Maryland fans did not need to step outside to feel the chill. For much of Sunday's game, the shooting percentages of Maryland and Georgia Tech hovered in the 20s -- lower than the temperature outside Comcast Center. But that was fine with the Terps, whose defense and foul shooting allowed them to overcome a sub-freezing shooting spell in a 61-50 victory over Georgia Tech -- Maryland's ninth victory in its last 10 games. Maryland won largely because of senior Sean Mosley, who scored 18 points -- including the last seven of the game -- and played airtight defense on leading Georgia Tech scorer Glen Rice Jr. Both teams' shooting percentages thawed as the game wore on, but a key for Maryland was that Rice -- son of the former NBA star -- was never allowed to become his hot-shooting self.