Dabo Swinney, whose eighth-ranked Clemson team beat Maryland last weekend, said the Terrapins possessed “a little bit of an unknown” entering their game because Brown had not been named the starter until game time and had only played extensively the previous week against then-No. 13 Georgia Tech.  But now, Brown enters his second career start with a distinct reputation after becoming the only quarterback in Maryland history to have two 100-yard rushing games. With 33 carries and 315 rushing yards this season, the sophomore is the team’s second-leading rusher.  “I guarantee you that the teams that play them from this point on, they have seen plenty,” Swinney said. “That is a good player up there at quarterback.”  Maryland Coach Randy Edsall said it was a competitive advantage last week not to formally name a starting quarterback until kickoff. Brown then ran for 162 yards, the most by a Maryland quarterback, on 22 carries, nearly producing enough offense to keep the Terrapins on pace with the explosive Tigers before Clemson pulled away for a 56-45 win.  “When I think about [numbers] like that, I think of like Michael Vick,” Maryland freshman fullback Tyler Cierski said. “But then C.J. Brown, our quarterback, doing that is great.”  On Oct. 8 against Georgia Tech, Brown was an unexpected catalyst when he replaced starter Danny O’Brien, last season’s ACC rookie of the year, in the second quarter and proceeded to run for 124 yards, nearly engineering an upset despite what turned into a one-dimensional offense.  Florida State Coach Jimbo Fisher said Brown has given Maryland’s offense “some pep and life.” But trying to duplicate that ground production will be a more difficult challenge Saturday, and not just because the Seminoles (3-3, 1-2 ACC) have a more complete scouting report.  The Seminoles’ defense is likely to be the best that the Terrapins (2-4, 1-2) will face all season. An athletic unit led by defensive ends Brandon Jenkins and Bjoern Werner, among others, the Seminoles rank ninth nationally in rushing defense and third in tackles for a loss.  Maryland tight end Matt Furstenburg knows defenses will game-plan against the running of Brown, who ran a 4.42-second 40-yard dash in sprint testing.  But Furstenburg said Brown is “deceivingly fast. They really don’t know how fast he is, and I think teams underestimate that speed of his.”  Brown believes the Seminoles will try to make him sit in the pocket and beat them with his passing. He completed just 4 of 17 passes for 36 yards and an interception against Georgia Tech. Against Clemson, Brown completed 17 of 35, with three touchdowns and one interception.
Maryland’s opponents — including Saturday’s foe, Florida State —  now have plenty of game film to study as they devise a way to stop quarterback C.J. Brown.