This is part of a series of 2008 Maryland football commitment Q&As leading up to Signing Day on Feb. 6. All answers are provided by the featured player. Click here for previous entries in the series.

Name: Robert John Dill
Birthdate: 7/26/90
Birthplace: Athens, Ga.
Hometown: Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Nicknames: R.J.
Height: 6’7
Weight: 280
Position: Offensive tackle
High School: Trinity High School
Senior statistics: 26 tackles, two forced fumbles and four quarterback hurries
Bench max: 325
40-yard dash: 5.2
Runner-up: UConn
Other scholarships offered: Temple, Duke, Akron
Favorite NFL player: “It was Mike Vick, but he’s not really in the NFL anymore.”
Favorite NFL team: Atlanta Falcons
Favorite all-time Terp: Shawne Merriman
Favorite music: Garth Brooks
Favorite book: The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
Favorite movie: Friday Nights Lights
Favorite TV show: Criminal Minds on CBS
Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite high school class: History
Favorite thing about College Park: “Location. It’s close to two big cities and College Park itself is kind of a fun town.”
Other high school sports: Basketball
Hobbies: Video games and movies
Intended major: Business or History
Something that not many people know about you: “My mom is from the next town over from coach Friedgen and Sollazzo in New York.”
Best football moment: “Probably being the winningest class in the history of Trinity; winning our division two years in the row and establishing a winning tradition at Trinity.”
Role model: “Probably my dad just because he’s always been there for me and always supported me. He was in the military and defended our country.”
Why Maryland? “I fell in the love with the coaching staff, coach [Bryan Bossard], who moved on, and [offensive line] coach [Tom] Brattan, who really knows his stuff. Coach Friedgen really knows his football. It’s the best school that offered me, has the best tradition and I’ll have a chance to compete for a spot. That’s what sold me on it. Everything fit.”