Terps coach Ralph Friedgen was almost without a punt returner Saturday.

Danny Oquendo had taken a shot and was feared to have a concussion (he didn’t). So the coach was ready to summon freshman Kenny Tate in his place. But Tate had hurt his elbow and said he worried whether he could catch punts.

So what happened? "I look up and Danny's back out there" on the return team, Friedgen said. "[Oquendo] is a special guy, probably one of those guys who go under the radar."

Oquendo is listed questionable for the game against Virginia. So is Da'Rel Scott, whose shoulder injury isn't healed, along with Nolan Carroll and Mack Frost.

The bad news for the Terps is that Adrian Moten is out four to five weeks after deciding to have surgery on his wrist. More on this upcoming.

Another player designated by Friedgen and his teammates as "a tough guy" is fullback Cory Jackson.

Jeremy Navarre suggests that Jackson has a defensive players' mentality. "I don't think fullback Cory would want to go against Cory the linebacker," Navarre said. "He's a tough guy. He always comes out with a bloody nose or something."