Over the past few recruiting cycles — under both former coach Randy Edsall and current coach DJ Durkin — Maryland placed an emphasis on attracting some of the area's top offensive line talent to College Park. With the move to the Big Ten Conference, which was referred to almost constantly by Edsall as a "lineman league," those efforts took on renewed importance.
And it continued Saturday when three-star Gonzaga (D.C.) center Johnny Jordan announced his commitment to Maryland.
The Terps already grabbed a commitment from North Carolina kicker Jonathan Doerer on Friday, and it could be a major weekend for the Class of 2017, which is now ranked No.