Article: Winged Terrapins Play On; Camaraderie, Rotation System Hold Ailing Offensive Line Together

On Wednesday nights, around 9:30 p.m., members of the Maryland Terrapins' offensive line flock to the appropriately named Hard Times Cafe in College Park, which features a comfortable patio and a big sign out front that reads "Cheap Wing Night."

Some of the Terrapins have been known to eat upward of 50 wings per sitting. And since these weekly get-togethers began last summer, upon their arrival the staff knows to immediately commence bringing out piles of 40-cents-a-piece Texas-style chicken wings.

"Everybody knows food is going to bring an O-line together," Terrapins guard Phil Costa said.

The offensive line has spent the season undermanned because of injuries, but the patchwork rotation ...

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