If Maryland football was going to mount a comeback down two touchdowns against Rutgers, it needed to convert on a fourth-and-3 in enemy territory.
With just under nine minutes left, quarterback Billy Edwards dropped back to pass and looked for running back Roman Hemby in the flat. But the pass was deflected at the line of scrimmage, and as it fell incomplete, so did the Terps’ hopes of victory.
Saturday night was a disappointing performance by Maryland, as it dropped its third-straight game, 31-17.
The Terps were the superior team in the first quarter. They controlled the pace of play and time of possession, and assumed a balanced attack.