Maryland football is 1-0 after beating No. 23 Texas for the second consecutive season. The Terps outlasted the Longhorns in a dramatic football game Saturday, forcing turnovers on each of Texas’s last three possessions in a 34-29 win.
That’s an exciting story by itself. But this game can’t exist in a vacuum. Too much has in College Park. A life has been lost. Careers are up in the air. Important decisions will follow anticipated revelations.
It’s a complicated mess. For the moment, though, it’s bliss.
The backdrop is tragic.
Jordan McNair died June 13, just over two weeks after reportedly suffering a heatstroke during an organized team workout.