This is the first in a series of 2008 Maryland football commitment Q&As. All answers are provided by the featured player.

Name: Zach Brown
Birthdate: 10/23/89
Birthplace: Estill, South Carolina
Hometown: Columbia, MD
Nicknames: ZB
Height: 6’2 3/4
Weight: 215
Position: Outside linebacker
High School: Wilde Lake
Prep School: Hargrave Military Academy
Senior statistics: N/A
Bench max: 350
40-yard dash: 4.39
Runner-up: Tennessee or North Carolina
Other schools considered: Marshall, North Carolina, Tennessee, Akron, Western Kentucky
Favorite NFL player: Bob Sanders
Favorite NFL team: St. Louis Rams
Favorite all-time Terp: Shawne Merriman
Favorite music: TI, Lil Wayne
Favorite book: And Then There Were None
Favorite movie: I Am Legend
Favorite TV show: Family Guy
Favorite food: Chitlins
Favorite high school class: Math
Favorite thing about College Park: The location
Other high school sports: Wrestling, Track
Hobbies: Drawing, listening to music
Intended major: “Something in architectural design.”
Something that not many people know about you: “Actually, I tried out for the basketball team and made it ... at Wilde Lake. My wrestling coach had to talk to the basketball coach, and he made him cut me. I was just doing it to keep me in shape.”
Best football moment: “Playing Long Reach my junior year and I broke for a 30-yard run that sparked the scoring drive that gave the team life. We beat them 24-21 that year.”
Role model: “I have somebody who always gives me advice. Asmar Hagler, he was my wrestling coach. He gives me advice, what to do, what not to do inside and outside of school. He’s there for me when I need something. Whenever I have an issue I can talk to him. Whenever I feel down, he says to just stick with it.”
Why Maryland? “The education, the players there -- I get along with the players -- the location and then just being able to stay close to home.”