Will Likely put on a show, Brandon Ross shined and Maryland overcame a shaky start to cruise past Richmond.
The Maryland football program's 123rd season is off to an unblemished start. The Terrapins weren't excellent, but they were good enough to beat FCS Richmond, 50-21, before an announced 38,117 at Byrd Stadium on Saturday.
Will Likely had 296 all-purpose return yards to set the Terrapins in excellent field position all afternoon, and Brandon Ross ran for a career-high 150 yards on 18 carries to start his senior season. Those two did the heavy lifting for Maryland's offense, which got an uneasy (at best) outing from quarterback Perry Hills.