[1] During the 2006 season, Egekeze handled kickoffs for the Maryland Terrapins after competing with Dan Ennis for the starting job as placekicker.
[1] Egekeze suffered a slump early in the 2008 season that included five consecutive missed field goal attempts (three of which hit an upright).
"[8] Egekeze regained his form and converted several key field goals that led to important wins for the 2008 Maryland Terrapins football team,[9] including a game-winning kick in the rain during the closing seconds against North Carolina State,[10][11][12][13] another game-winning kick against North Carolina to move Maryland into first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference,[14][15] and four field goals in a single game against #21 ranked Wake Forest.
[16] The slump and Egekeze's comeback after receiving support from fellow kickers was the subject of extensive press coverage in 2008 and 2009.
[8][10][17][18][19][20][21] Egekeze received his undergraduate degree in finance in May 2008, but remained at the University of Maryland as a graduate student in international business.
[1] Egekeze subsequently signed to play professional football for the Omaha Nighthawks as an undrafted free agent in 2010.