COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP)—Maryland has hired Brian Stewart to be its new defensive coordinator.

Stewart spent the past two seasons overseeing the defense of the Houston Cougars, who went 13-1 in 2011 and ranked 35th in the nation in scoring defense.

Terrapins coach Randy Edsall announced the hiring Tuesday, saying Stewart will bring an “aggressive style” to a unit that struggled last season under Todd Bradford.

The 47-year-old Stewart went to Houston after an eight-year run as an NFL assistant, including two years—2007 and 2008—as the defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys.

Stewart spent the 2009 season as a defensive special assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Maryland went 2-10 last season, Edsall’s first since replacing head coach Ralph Friedgen.

I want to wish you all the best with Coach Stewart, he was a great coach while here at Houston and I hope he does well for you all.

Maybe Maryland improves enough to win a bowl game now... no one else in the ACC seems to be able to do that!

NC State says "hello!"

(01-18-2012 02:42 PM)ecuacc4ever Wrote:  NC State says "hello!"

Yeah, I know... NC State and Florida State both won their bowl games. Congrats! ACC Bowl record still stinks (especially all-time BCS record).

FIRE JOHN SWOFFORD! (Hey, someone has to take the blame for this!)

If VaTech and FSU can get their acts together, then the ACC will be fine bowl wise. They're the two powerhouses in the ACC right now. If they can start winning BCS bowls, and staying in the title hunt then the ACC will be fine.

Teams like Boston College, Syracuse, Duke, and Maryland need to get their acts together too. As of right now Syracuse and Maryland have pretty good recruiting classes. The only ACC schools that have classes outside of the top 60 are BC, Duke, and Wake.

Pitt, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Miami, Virginia, and GaTech were all solid teams last year, that went at least .500 in the regular season. Those teams have to start winning their bowls.

(01-18-2012 02:36 PM)HoustonCougarNation Wrote:  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP)—Maryland has hired Brian Stewart to be its new defensive coordinator.

Stewart spent the past two seasons overseeing the defense of the Houston Cougars, who went 13-1 in 2011 and ranked 35th in the nation in scoring defense.

Terrapins coach Randy Edsall announced the hiring Tuesday, saying Stewart will bring an “aggressive style” to a unit that struggled last season under Todd Bradford.

The 47-year-old Stewart went to Houston after an eight-year run as an NFL assistant, including two years—2007 and 2008—as the defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys.

Stewart spent the 2009 season as a defensive special assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Maryland went 2-10 last season, Edsall’s first since replacing head coach Ralph Friedgen.

I want to wish you all the best with Coach Stewart, he was a great coach while here at Houston and I hope he does well for you all.

Thanks, HCN!