Maryland Football made her first error of the day when the second half was opened. The quartermn Malik Washington launched his first career interception, and he was almost returned for a touchdown of the defensive line JR Stegall.
While Towson seemed ready to score, the first-year quarter of the first year Andrew Indorf made the favor, launching La’khi Roland A pick-six of 100 yards, the first return of interception of terps of this length since 1962.
Even the misadventures of Maryland had a positive rotation on Saturday, when she reached her 18th consecutive victory without a consecutive conference against Towson, 44-17.
Washington started hot, passing for 219 yards and rushing for 29 more in the first half. He finished 16 out of 22 for a career summit of 261 yards and a touchdown.
“I am really satisfied with the way he protected football and decision-making,” said head coach Michael Locksley. “Dynamism [Hamilton] And the offensive staff did a very good work of strength nourishing him things and putting him in rhythm. »»
It didn’t take long to put points on the board. After forcing Towson to get out of her own goal area during her first trip, Washington and Company began the game located on the territory of Tigers. The botter Sean O’Haire was perfectly placed for a 37 yards basket, which he pierced for the score to started just over three minutes.
The defense of Maryland has kept its bastion, forcing a second crows consecutive to Trois-et-Out. Terps were not mistaken, however, during their second disc. From its own line of 27 yards, Maryland coupled a few points with quick passes to the apartment before Washington unleashed a bomb at Octavian Smith Jr. for 53 meters. Ball carrier Dejuan Williams struck the scoring a game later.
“We are really trying intentionally to get the touch for the racing game,” said Locksley. “I like the way Nolan [Ray] and dejuan [Williams] were a great punch for us. »»
In addition to two scores with six minutes on the left in the first quarter, Locksley inserted some of his two two strings, including Ryan Manning and Kaleb Webb. And while Manning made a nice first touch of a touch line, it was the starter Shaleak Knotts that caught the attention, making a superb socket of 33 yards in the rear shoulder a few meters from the goal area. Washington crowned the journey with a reading option for a touchdown.
Towson did not get one first at the bottom before he left less than two minutes left in the first quarter. However, this was not important – the journey suddenly ended with a Zahir Mathis bag.
A hinge touched with 32 yards, followed by an escape from Towson – his first turnover of the day – deeply in his own territory actually put the game out of reach only three minutes in the second quarter. This was exacerbated after Nolan Ray has made his way in the goals zone to give Terps an advance of 31-0.
34-0 was the biggest advance in Maryland at halftime since 2021, when she entered the 38-0 break up against Howard.
After the theaters to open the third quarter, the game has slowed down a bit, Towson is still struggling to move the ball and Maryland choosing to take a less aggressive approach in attack.
Smith remained a bright point all afternoon, accumulating a career summit of 103 reception yards. He, Knotts and Jalil Farooq – who finished with five catches for 53 yards – all solidified as viable targets before the Big Ten game.
“I did not know that 100 yards receive until the guys tell me upstairs when we came back in the locker room,” said Smith. “It is a great feeling of having my summit in career, especially an injury.”
Towson opened his score on a clinical journey of Indorf, in which he set together of the passes of 38, 18 and 19 yards, the last of which was a touchdown with the first year Messie Delhomme.
With the rescue quarter Khristian Martin, as well as a litany of other typical bench players, the attack on Maryland did not trace far. His first two discs lasted only six games in total; One three-past on both.
Thirteen points were scored in the fourth quarter – all could be classified as garbage time scores, because Maryland left no doubt in its last action before the conference game.
“There were a lot of Rubik cube movements trying to play enough players at the right time and in the right positions,” said Locksley. “Today, we were able to mix and match certain groups of staff.”
1. Several quarters have seen the action. Aside from Washington, the recruit of Khristian Martin Redstirt also saw time in the quarter. His passage was not so productive, because he went 5 by 7 for only 15 meters. Roman Jensen saw the ground after the two -minute warning in the fourth quarter, recording a rush for -1 yards.
2. Zahir Mathis is a game guard. The real recruit was everywhere on Saturday and continued its stellar start to his university career. He finished with three plated, a bag and a tackle for loss, and seems to be a force at a conference.
3. Calm day for Dorian Fleming. Fleming was a popular target for Washington in the first two games in Maryland, accumulating 10 catches, 102 yards and two scores. But the versatile tight end failed to record a socket on Saturday afternoon.
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