Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa made history Saturday, surpassing Curtis Painter’s Big Ten record of 11,163 career passing yards to become the league’s all-time leader.
Entering Saturday’s game against Rutgers, Tagovailoa needed 269 yards to eclipse Painter’s record. He did so with 1:16 left in the second quarter on an 6-yard completion to Jeshaun Jones.
The four-year starter will finish his career in College Park holding a plethora of records. He is Maryland’s single-season and all-time leader in both completions and passing yards, also garnering a share of the single-season touchdowns record. This season, Tagovailoa leads the Big Ten in passing yards, passing yards per game, passing touchdowns and completions.