When Maryland announced that star quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa would not be suiting up against Northwestern, almost nobody within either fan sphere expected a drastically different result in Saturday’s game. Sure, Billy Edwards Jr. is no Tagovailoa, but the issue rested precisely with the team in purple and white.
No matter who Maryland played under center yesterday, Northwestern proved this much: it’s a team that just cannot step up and make key plays when it needs to most.
Sure, the final score of 31-24 reflects a close defeat — marking the fifth of NU’s six losses to come within 10 points.