 In 2008 , Maryland hired a new offensive coordinator , James Franklin , who installed a West Coast offense . That season started with some controversy when head coach Ralph Friedgen initially selected senior Jordan Steffy as the starting quarterback . Turner considered returning home with a transfer to a Californian school , but ultimately decided against it . When Steffy was injured again in the season @-@ opener against Delaware , Turner was awarded the starting job for the rest of the season . After Maryland defeated 21st @-@ ranked Wake Forest , 26 – 0 , Turner was voted the ACC Player of the Week and ESPN named him an " On the Mark " quarterback . Against 16th @-@ ranked North Carolina , Turner 's split @-@ second decision to hold onto the ball for a nine @-@ yard run on fourth down and five put the team within range for the game @-@ winning field goal , 17 – 15 . For that , he was nominated for the week 's Pontiac Game Changing Performance . The win improved Maryland 's record to 7 – 3 and reasserted control over their ACC championship destiny , although they lost the next game against Florida State , 37 – 3 , which ended the Terrapins ' title hopes . The following week against Boston College , Turner set career highs with 33 completions , 57 attempts , and 360 passing yards , but the effort fell short and Maryland lost , 28 – 21 . In the postseason , the Terrapins played Nevada in the Humanitarian Bowl where Turner threw for 198 yards , one interception , two touchdowns including a 59 @-@ yard long , and a two @-@ point conversion . At the end of the season , Maryland had beaten four out of their five Top 25 @-@ ranked opponents , a feat that was surpassed only by the teams in the BCS Championship Game : Florida and Oklahoma . 
 In 2008 , Maryland hired a new offensive coordinator , James Franklin , <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a>installed a West Coast offense . That season started with some controversy when head coach Ralph Friedgen initially selected senior Jordan Steffy as the starting quarterback . Turner considered returning home with a transfer to a Californian school , but ultimately decided against it . When Steffy was injured again in the season @-@ opener against Delaware , Turner was awarded the starting job for the rest of the season . After Maryland defeated 21st @-@ ranked Wake Forest , 26 – 0 , Turner was voted the ACC Player of the Week and ESPN named him an " On the Mark " quarterback . Against 16th @-@ ranked North Carolina , Turner <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>split @-@ second decision to hold onto the ball for a nine @-@ yard run on fourth down and five<a href='been_done' title='3'><mark></mark></a> put the team within range for the game @-@ winning field goal , 17 – 15 . For that , he was nominated for the week <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>Pontiac Game Changing Performance . The win improved Maryland <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>record to 7 – 3 and reasserted control over their ACC championship destiny , although they lost the next game against Florida State , 37 – 3 , which ended the Terrapins <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'</mark></a>title hopes . The following week against Boston College , Turner<a href='been_done' title='7'><mark></mark></a> set career highs with 33 completions , 57 attempts , and 360 passing yards , but the effort fell short and Maryland<a href='been_done' title='8'><mark></mark></a> lost , 28 – 21 . In the postseason , the Terrapins played Nevada in the Humanitarian Bowl where Turner threw for 198 yards , one interception , two touchdowns including a 59 @-@ yard long , and a two @-@ point conversion . At the end of the season , Maryland <a href='been_done' title='9'><mark>had</mark></a> beaten four out of their five Top 25 @-@ ranked opponents , a feat <a href='null_relcl' title='10'><mark>that</mark></a>was surpassed only by the teams in the BCS Championship Game : Florida and Oklahoma . 
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