The Philadelphia native is one of the most decorated players in Maryland Football history. Despite redshirting his sophomore year to extend his eligibility and ensure that Jordan -- a preseason Heisman Trophy hopeful in 2000 -- would get the majority of the carries his senior year, Perry said the decision allowed him to create his own legacy.
“I wanted to make my own mark,” he said. “I wanted to do everything I could to make people forget about LaMont Jordan. In 2001, I was ACC Offensive Player of the Year and I was a Doak Walker finalist, something that hadn't been done, as a matter of fact, something that no other Terp has ever done … It all worked out in the end.”
During the 2001 season, Perry also helped lead the Terps to the Orange Bowl and their first ACC title since 1985. His impact was exactly what he hoped to make on the program when he committed during his senior year of high school. He had offers from powerhouses like the University of Florida, Texas, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Michigan, but he knew he had the potential to make history at Maryland.
Perry only took two official visits: one to Maryland and one to the University of Pittsburgh. He didn’t have any desire to even see another campus after deciding he wanted to be a Terp. Perry even said Michigan coaches begged him to change his mind after committing to Maryland, but he told them no because he wanted to be a part of what the Terps had.
“[The team] did everything together,” Perry said. “That was the same environment that I was accustomed to coming from George Washington High School in Philly. As a team, that's how we were. We were together. If you saw one of us, you saw all of us. And that was something that attracted me.”
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