Entering this season, Maryland football coach Michael Locksley had been touting this iteration of the Terrapins as heavily reliant on a salty, experienced defense. That unit failed to live up to the billing against Michigan State on Saturday at SECU Stadium, allowing a scoring drive in the closing minutes that sealed a 27-24 loss in the Terps’ Big Ten opener.
Jonathan Kim’s 37-yard field goal with one second to play provided the decisive points for the Spartans, who had tied the score at 24 on a 77-yard touchdown pass from Aidan Chiles to Nick Marsh with 4:11 left.