In a story that's become all too familiar, Taulia Tagovailoa and the Maryland offense shot itself in the foot and couldn't capitalize with an elusive program-changing win in their sights, losing 31-24 to Michigan Saturday.
On the day that Michigan Football got the 1,000th win in program history, the team won a contest that has to rank near the top of the list of most unsettling wins of the thousand. Michigan got out to an early 23-3 lead but uncharacteristic performances from both the offense and defense allowed the Terps back into the game. Timely plays from the Michigan defense to stifle the Maryland offense late closed the game out and secured a 31-24 victory, but no one can leave this viewing experience terribly reassured. As usual, the game before The Game was choppy. Michigan got the football first and went three-and-out, foreshadowing some of the struggles on offense that would pop up later in the game. They ran the football twice but JJ McCarthy threw behind the line to gain on 3rd & 5, Cornelius Johnson going out a yard short and forcing Michigan to punt. Maryland's first possession was a dink-and-dunk endeavor that marched them down into Michigan territory, but fizzled out once insid