Maryland football drops hard fought battle against Purdue, 31-29
The Terps needed one play at the end to keep their hopes alive but couldn’t convert when needed, suffering a gut-wrenching loss.
The Terps needed one play at the end to keep their hopes alive but couldn’t convert when needed, suffering a gut-wrenching loss.
After Taulia Tagovailoa was intercepted late in the fourth quarter, down by five, Maryland’s hopes for an upset win over Michigan dwindled down. Still, a Maryland defensive stop would’ve given its offense a chance for a go-ahead score. Instead, Blake Corum took a handoff and immediately bounced to the outside. Corum outran Maryland’s defense on his way to the endzone, scoring a 47-yard touchdown to put the nail in the…
Entering halftime up 17-7, Maryland looked to blow the game open early in the second half. Roman Hemby took care of it to start the third quarter. On the second play of the half, the redshirt freshman took a handoff and flew past the Buffalo defense. Hemby coasted untouched on his way to a 70-yard touchdown, putting the Terps up by 17, and the Bulls in the rearview mirror. Maryland…