The eyes of the football world will be on Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday evening as Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers square off with Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50.
There’s a clear Maryland connection in the game, with former Terps tight end Vernon Davis and nose tackle Darius Kilgo on the Broncos roster. But there’s another Maryland Super Bowl connection that runs a little bit deeper and a little bit more behind the scenes.
Maryland coach DJ Durkin was born on Jan.