Rutgers Erases a 10-point Hole and Beats Maryland 37-30
Rutgers was down 23-13 late in the second quarter. By the time the game was over it had outscored Maryland 24-7 from there and won 37-30.
Maryland had the better start. Damon Hall Jr. scored first, Dorian Fleming caught a 3-yard pass from Malik Washington, and Chris Durr Jr. ran in from 16 yards with 0:53 left in the half. There was also a blocked extra point on a Rutgers touchdown that turned into a Maryland defensive two-point conversion (yes, that counts for two), and the Terrapins went to the break up 23-13.
The second half belonged to Dylan Lonergan and Clay Thevenin. Dane Pizzaro kicked a 25-yard field goal, and then Lonergan found Thevenin from 19 yards to tie it at 23 with 4:00 left in the third. Thevenin ran in from 7 yards early in the fourth for the first Rutgers lead of the day, and Antwan Raymond scored from 2 yards with 4:03 left to make it 37-23. DeJuan Williams caught a 10-yard pass from Washington with 2:17 left, which made it a one-score game on the scoreboard and nothing more.
The yardage favored the winners, 447 to 380, and Rutgers threw one interception to Maryland's none. Maryland ran the ball only 25 times for 117 yards, while Rutgers had 38 carries for 156. Rutgers is 2-4 and Maryland is 2-5.
Fantasy owners got a lot out of this one. KJ Duff had 9 catches and two touchdowns, Lonergan threw for three, and Thevenin got a rushing and a receiving score. Washington had a fine day too, even in a loss.