In the absence of its star quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa due to a sprained MCL, Maryland football found itself in a battle with Northwestern, an inferior opponent on a five-game losing streak.
Northwestern had just tied the game at 24 with three and a half minutes to go in the game. On Maryland’s first play of the next drive, the ball went to an obvious choice: the guy who carried Maryland’s offense in Tagovailoa’s absence. Running back Roman Hemby received the handoff and bolted for 75 yards all the way to the end zone, giving Maryland a lead it never relinquished.