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Maryland’s QB competition is on, but the top contender is taking it slow

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With the opener a little over three weeks away, standout freshman Malik Washington is dealing with a lower-body ailment.

Maryland quarterback Malik Washington is nursing what he describes as a lower-body ailment that limited him in practice Tuesday. (Hannah Foslien/For The Washington Post)

Maryland quarterback Malik Washington arrived at practice Tuesday wearing his helmet and full pads with a yellow, noncontact jersey draped over his shoulders and torso. Then, instead of participating in drills when players separated into position groups, the promising freshman merely observed.