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What a pair of backup quarterbacks started, the defense finished for the Maryland football team.
Billy Edwards Jr. and Cameron Edge sparked the offense to 24 points in the first half, Glendon Miller returned an interception for a touchdown in the third quarter and the rest of his defensive teammates polished off a 31-13 victory over Auburn on Saturday afternoon before an announced 50,008 in the Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn.
The result gave the Terps (8-5) three wins in three consecutive bowls for the first time in program history, which included triumphs in the 2021 Pinstripe Bowl and the 2022 Duke’s Mayo Bowl. The last time the school enjoyed victories in three consecutive bowls occurred during a stretch when Maryland won the 2022 Peach Bowl, the 2003 Gator Bowl and the 2006 Champs Sports Bowl.
The Terps also registered back-to-back seasons of eight wins for the first time since 2002 and 2003 when those squads collected 11 and 10 victories, respectively.
Maryland got inspired efforts from several players. With redshirt senior quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa — the school’s career leader in passing yards, touchdown passes and 300-yard games — choosing to skip the bowl game to concentrate on his objective of making himself an appealing NFL prospect, the offense was forced to turn to Edwards and Edge, a pair that had combined for only 13 pass attempts entering Saturday.
In the first half, Edwards, a redshirt sophomore who transferred from Wake Forest, and Edge, a redshirt freshman, completed 9 of 16 passes for 201 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Edwards also carried the ball seven times for 42 yards and a score in the first 30 minutes, becoming the first Terps quarterback with a touchdown pass and run in a bowl game since Scott McBrien in the 2004 Gator Bowl.
Coach Mike Locksley hardly seemed…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/maryland-beats-auburn-31-13-005200442.html
Author : Baltimore Sun
Publish date : 2023-12-31 00:52:00
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