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Takeaways from Maryland football’s 27-24 loss to Michigan State

Maryland football headed into Saturday hoping to move to 2-0 and build on a dominating performance against UConn last week. Instead, the Terps were handed a gut-wrenching loss at the hands of Michigan State, 27-24.

Maryland is 1-1 for the first time since 2020. It was favored by more than a touchdown to win, but let a victory slip away numerous times.

Here are three takeaways from the game.

Self-inflicted wounds doomed Maryland

The Terps faced a third-and-1 at their own 44-yard line with 3:21 left in the first half. Nolan Ray lined up in the shotgun as a wildcat quarterback.