Maryland football

By Max Marcilla

Facing a 28-0 halftime arrears, the Maryland Terrapins went into the locker room with few positives to accept from their Saturday afternoon competition with No. 21 Michigan.

In the showtime half, the Maryland crime, led by preferred walk-on Ryan Brand, was averaging just three yards per play, including i.3 yards per pass. It had just seen its lone red zone opportunity stymied by Brand's first interception and was just 1-of-8 on third down.

Although it did not change the outcome — a 35-10 Wolverine victory — the Terps' 2d half offensive functioning gave some positives to an otherwise bleak game.

"We started a 5th-string quarterback today, playing one of the best defenses in the country," head coach DJ Durkin said. "In that location was a little tentativeness similar, 'Tin can we really practise this? Is this actually going to work? Is it going to happen?'… You can't practise it that mode, y'all can't let information technology affect your whole game."

While Make was not the biggest problem Maryland's offense had in the outset half, it certainly has to be tough for the team to take to constantly shuffle quarterbacks. Tyrrell Pigrome and Kasim Hill both suffered flavor-ending knee injuries in the opening weeks of the season while Max Bortenschlager has dealt with a pair of injuries since taking over the starting role.

"[When a quarterback gets injured] it hurts, you mourn for a footling bit and and so you move on," wide receiver Taivon Jacobs said.

Despite the frequent changes at the quarterback position, the Terps came out and closed the game with a solid offensive showing. In the 2d half, Maryland scored x points, outgained Michigan 228-93 and averaged 6.9 yards per play.

"Y'all expect at the second one-half and you lot saw us finally just have a deep jiff, relax and play football," Durkin said.

Maryland is used to poor showtime halves confronting ranked foes — information technology has been outscored 191-thirteen in the beginning two quarters of those games nether Durkin.

The current challenge for the Terrapins: translating 2nd half success and putting together a complete game against a peak-tier Large Ten team.

"Nosotros proved that we can play skilful ball when we're doing what we need to practice," running back Lorenzo Harrison said. "We're just going to have the momentum and keep it going."

The Terps volition accept two chances to do and then confronting teams ranked in the AP meridian 25 — next week's road game at Michigan Country and the following week at home against Penn Land.