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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Coming off the worst back-to-back defeats in school history, Maryland is in full bounce-back mode as it prepares to face No. 19 Nebraska, which is unbeaten at home and still in contention for the Big Ten title.After starting 4-0, the Terrapins (5-5, 2-5) have five of six -- including 59-3 to Michigan and 62-3 at home against Ohio State.Weve hit a low spot, obviously, defensive tackle Roman Braglio said Tuesday.Theres no guarantee the situation will improve Saturday at Nebraska (8-2, 5-2). Maryland has quarterback issues and might again be without three suspended players, including running back Lorenzo Harrison, whos rushed for 664 yards and five touchdowns.Receiver DJ Turner and linebacker Antoine Brooks also received indefinite suspensions last Saturday for violating the schools student-athlete code of conduct. Coach DJ Durkin would not comment Tuesday on the players status for this week.That, however, is the least of Marylands problems. Quarterback Perry Hills injured his left shoulder in the first quarter against Ohio State, and his availability for Saturday will be determined later in the week.The drop off in talent from Hills to backups Caleb Rowe and true freshman Tyrrell Pigrome is noticeably significant. Hills has three interceptions over 147 attempts; his backups have been picked off five times over a collective 56 throws.With and without Hills, the Terrapins have played far worse over the last two weeks than at any other point this season. The combined 121-6 score of the losses to Michigan and Ohio State finally got the 1892 Maryland team off the hook for largest margin of defeat over a two-game span. That 1892 squad -- the first in school history -- lost to St. Johns of Annapolis 50-0 and Johns Hopkins 62-0.The lopsided blowouts sustained by this Maryland team would seem to indicate the vast chasm in talent between the rebuilding Terrapins and best of the Big Ten.Not taking anything from either team -- both had really good defenses -- but at the end of the day we got away from what we usually do, running back Kenneth Goins said. We didnt execute as well as we did against other teams we played. I just feel like we werent as focused as we should have been.Its difficult to keep a positive attitude in the wake of two straight blowout defeats, and Durkin acknowledged the mood of the locker room is anything but upbeat.When you play the way we did and lose games like that, its not a good mood, Durkin said. If and when we learn to play consistently, a lot of stuff will be different for us. Thats the message. You move on, good or bad. Our guys are resilient. They bounce back.Despite their tailspin, the Terrapins still have a chance to become bowl eligible. Thats just might be the only thing keeping the spirit alive.What were conveying to our guys is this season still has a chance to be a tremendous success for us, Durkin said. We need to go finish strong and play the way were capable and not worry about circumstances or injuries. Its all part of it. We have young guys playing. OK, lets go play and play well. Weve done it at times.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25Swell Traveler Mug . One game after a miserable showing in Oklahoma City, Gay tied a career high with 41 points and the Sacramento Kings cruised to a 114-97 victory at the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Swell Flaske . 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Both men spent a lot of time in the nets three days before the series-opener against England.Pandya, an allrounder, was bowling for the most part. His presence in the squad was a bit of a surprise. It was his first Test call-up and starkly still, he has played only 16 first-class matches over the past three years. His ability to clock 140kph and a mindset made stronger by his time with the India A team under the supervision of Rahul Dravid has given him a leg-up. Most of the shots he played at training, as a pleasant-ish morning gave way into afternoon heat, were drives along the ground.Karun, though, is the better batsman. He made back-to-back-to-back centuries in his maiden first-class season to help Karnataka win the Ranji Trophy title in 2013-14. He averages more than 52 in first-class cricket, and has started the current season with scores of 74, 54*, 53 and 145.Now, he was receiving throwdowns from one of Karnatakas greatest cricketers and the current India coach Anil Kumble and when that was done, he faced up to R Ashwin for a little while. Nair was among the last to leave after practice.The choice, then, may hinge on what type of pitch is provided for the first Test. If it turns early, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will bet on themselves to take care of Englands batsmen before they cause too much trouble and India might ponder batting reinforcement to make sure the opposition struggles to return the favour. Nair probably edges ahead in this scenario.If not - if it is a pitch where a batsman has to be prised out, then having an allrounder like Pandya becomes a huge asset. He can give the main bowlers a break, which may prove vital regardless of conditions underfoot. The heat in Rajkot can be quite sapping and temperatures are expected to be in the mid-30s during the Test.Whether it is a short glimpse in T20s, or even in the [New Zealand] one-dayers when he bowled in Dharamsala and batted in Delhi, we could see that he is a quality player and thats why we have backed him to get him into the Test squad because we understand the importance of an allrounder, the importance of a fifth bowler, Kumble said of Pandya. If someone can bowl 140 and give you the option of batting really well lower down the order, thats a great option to have. So we are really looking forward to seeing how Hardik develops.Karun is certainly someone we have kept a close eye on and backed him for all the things he has done in domestic cricket. There was a little bit of talk of him not performing for India A in Australia but what we are looking at is consistency and he has done all the hard work and thats why he was a part of the [squad for the Tests against New Zealand] as well and since then he has gone into Ranji Trophy and got more runs, got hundreds, and its opened an opportunity for Karun.ddddddddddddKumble said India hadnt decided on their combination yet.Everyone is available for selection, he said. With Hardik being part of the squad, we have more options. This is the first Test in Rajkot, its a new stadium - weve played one-day and T20 cricket here, but in a Test, we dont know how the wicket is going to be. The looks of it, it looks a good surface. We still have a couple of days, so well look at all the combinations.That Pandya and Nair are in with a chance of getting an India cap is also, in part, due to several injuries. KL Rahul, who began the 13-Test-long Indian season as first-choice opener has hamstring trouble, Shikhar Dhawan broke his thumb in the Kolkata Test against New Zealand, and Rohit Sharma will head to London next week for treatment on his thigh and may well miss the ODIs against England.I know exactly what goes through a players mind when hes injured and watching the game and somebody else is playing, Kumble said. Of course, all of us want the team to do well and the player whos replaced also to do well. But having said that, its important to keep everyone in the loop.What is most important for a coach to communicate to them is not to look at coming back quickly because thats not going to help that particular individual and also it might let the team down. So its important that the injured players come back when they feel 100% right.With respect to that, the team management has asked anyone returning from injury to play a domestic match before an international one. It was for this reason that Bhuvneshwar Kumar - who has regained full fitness after hurting his hamstring at the start of October - wasnt picked for the first two Tests of this series. He can return once he proves himself match-ready.Thats the kind of protocols we have set, Kumble said. So if someones injured, he goes back and plays domestic cricket, if there is domestic competition happening, so that he plays under pressure and then comes in, unless there is an emergency or a case-to-case basis we may change that.Kumble still sympathised with those forced onto the bench. Its unfortunate that someone like KL Rahul who has batted brilliantly since the time he has made his international debut in all the three formats is missing out. But we are hoping that he comes back soon. So is Bhuvi. So is Shikhar. Unfortunate that he still hasnt recovered. Big blow for Rohit, unfortunately the timing of his injury wasnt ideal for him. He was really doing well in the Test format. ' ' '