It was December of 2003 and Maryland football quarterback Scott McBrien found himself at a nearly empty restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida after practice. He was accompanied by wide receiver Steve Suter, wide receiver Jafar Williams and running back Bruce Perry, all integral parts of the 2003 Terps offense.
In just a few days, Maryland would take on West Virginia for the third time that season in the New Year’s Day Gator Bowl.
Thirty minutes into the dinner that the soon-to-be Gator Bowl champs were enjoying, the floodgates opened. Some type of pep rally event was taking place nearby and, in what seemed like an instant, roughly 200 West Virginia fans came through the door.