Taulia Tagovailoa threw three touchdowns, ran for another and set the Big Ten Conference record for career passing yards in leading Maryland to a 42-24 victory over Rutgers on Saturday. Tagovailoa hit 24 of 31 passes for 361 yards as the bowl-eligible Terrapins (7-5, 4-5) scored TDs on their first four possessions and never looked back in handing Rutgers (6-6, 3-6) its fourth straight loss. Tagovailoa came into the game needing 268 yards passing to overtake Curtis Painter of Purdue for the conference career mark (11,163) and he had the record by halftime.
Maryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa was nearly flawless in the Terps' 42-24 win at Rutgers, putting together a 361-yard performance to become the Big Ten's all-time leading passer. "Really proud of what he's done helping us elevate this program," HC Michael Locksley said.
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