Few gave Maryland any chance to beat No. 10 Ohio State on Saturday. About the only respect the Terps might have received before their last home game this season came from Las Vegas, where the Buckeyes were made only 14-point favorites.
Even that might have been more about the skepticism regarding Ohio State in general and redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. in particular. Both had struggled recently to put away lesser opponents.
Then Maryland nearly did the unimaginable.
After watching redshirt freshman Anthony McFarland Jr.’s two long touchdown runs give the Terps an early 14-point lead, after twice scoring go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter, the Terps wound losing in overtime, 52-51.