Whoever lines up under center as the starting quarterback when Maryland visits Northwestern for Saturday night’s season opener might have a stronger and deeper offensive line to work behind.
Redshirt sophomore Austin Fontaine, who opted out because of concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic, has returned to the Terps, a team spokesman confirmed Wednesday afternoon.
The 6-foot-3, 320-pound Fontaine’s return fortifies an offensive line that had graduated Sean Christie, who started all 12 games at left guard, and Ellis McKennie, who started six times at center, twice at right guard and once each at the left and right tackle positions and bade farewell to Terrance Davis, who started four games at right guard but transferred to Wake Forest.