Maryland Pulls Away from UConn 38-14 Behind Washington
UConn scored first, and for about a minute that was the whole story. Kalieb Osborne found JD Willoughby from 36 yards out for a 7-0 lead, and Maryland answered with a 60-yard touchdown pass from Malik Washington to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding. The Terrapins led the rest of the way and won 38-14.
The lead went 14-7 on Harry Dalton III's four-yard run, then 17-7 on a 19-yard field goal with four seconds left before halftime. Iverson Howard made it 24-7 early in the third. Shamar Porter caught a 39-yard Osborne pass to cut it to 24-14, and Maryland's response was Dalton again from two yards out, then a 13-yard touchdown from Washington to Chris Durr Jr. early in the fourth. One tie in the first quarter, one lead change early in the second, and then it was all Maryland.
The yardage is where it gets lopsided. Maryland threw for 350 yards (Washington was 34 of 41 for 347) and ran for 125, a total of 475. UConn managed 223, with 156 through the air and 67 on the ground, and lost a fumble. Maryland sacked the Huskies five times and gave up none. No interceptions on either side.
The Terrapins are 2-0 and UConn is 1-1.
The fantasy takeaway is a three-way photo finish. Gladding scored 27 points, Durr 26.3 and Washington 26.2, so the top three scorers of the day sat within 0.8 points of each other and all wore the same jersey color. Washington's 34-for-41 line is the reason. He has 533 yards and three touchdowns through two weeks, and nobody in that passing game is going to be cheap.