Brian Cummings

Brian Cummings (born September 1975 Maryland quarterback coach Rob Spence, who coached at Iona Prep in the 1980s, said many people told Cummings he was not fit for a Division I quarterback due to his size and height (5 ft, 11 in, 195 pounds). Maryland was the only major college football program to offer Cummings a scholarship. His brother, Craig Cummings, played college football at Delaware.

Known better to his friends as "The Commish".

College career Cummings attended the University of Maryland, and played on the football team, which also employed the run-and-shoot under head coach Mark Duffner. As a freshman in 1994, he was third on the depth chart at quarterback and considered transferring to a small college or focusing on his baseball career. He saw action in six games, but did not attempt a pass. Cummings was responsible for running Maryland's short-yardage offense and he rushed 15 times for 63 yards and four touchdowns. Cummings returned to start in a 32–18 upset over North Carolina,

Against Duke, he threw for a career-high 299 yards. Cummings suffered a broken toe on his right foot and bruised shoulder and Milanovich returned to his starting role after his suspension. Cummings started against Clemson and Louisville, but the offense struggled and Milanovich started the last three games, Duffner said of Cummings, "One of our kids said he's a linebacker playing quarterback. On a scramble, when he can slide to get down, he'll try to run over a kid for extra yards. We've still got to get some of that out of him, but you've got to love that toughness."

In 1996, he played in nine games and completed 92 of 173 attempts for 1,127 yards, seven touchdowns, and nine interceptions. With the graduation of Milanovich, Cummings became the uncontested starter backed up by redshirt freshman Ken Mastrole. Maryland finished the season with either zero or one touchdowns in seven of its last nine games, and Duffner was fired with a 20–35 record. He was replaced by Ron Vanderlinden who installed a multiple offense. Vanderlinden said, "Brian Cummings is good enough for us to win with. Ken Mastrole will be." Against Wake, Cummings recorded career-highs in completions (27) and attempts (47).