Maryland doomed by blocked PAT, penalties in loss to Purdue

The Maryland Terrapins let one slip away Saturday in opposition to Purdue. Penalties, a blocked additional level, and failing to attain after three turnovers by the protection doomed the Terrapins as Purdue edged Maryland 31-29 at SECU Stadium in Faculty Park, Maryland.

Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell threw for 360 yards and two touchdowns, together with the go-ahead rating to tight finish Payne Durham. However Maryland’s missed alternatives allowed the Boilermakers to drag off the win.

Maryland (4-2, 1-2 within the Massive Ten) was doomed by 9 penalties within the recreation. Penalties on Maryland highlighted Purdue’s first two landing drives within the first half. However, the largest gaffe by the Terrapins occurred on Maryland’s two-point try to tie the sport with 35 seconds remaining.

Down 31-23, Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa discovered tight finish Corey Dyches for a landing to chop the deficit to 2 – Dyches second of the sport. The Terrapins appeared to transform the game-tying two-point conversion with Tagovailoa connecting with vast receiver Rakim Jarrett. Nonetheless, offensive lineman Delmar Glaze was flagged for an ineligible receiver downfield.

Glaze bought caught blocking his man properly into the tip zone on the scrambled play. The penalty pressured Maryland to retry the two-point conversion. Sadly, Tagovailoa sailed a cross over the arms of Jeshaun Jones within the nook of the tip zone on the retry to clinch Purdue’s win.

The dramatic finish of the sport could not have been wanted, if not for a blocked additional level by Purdue. Maryland took a 23-17 lead with an 11-yard landing reception by working again Roman Hemby. Nonetheless, Purdue blocked the additional level.

In real-time, it appeared Purdue’s Cam Allen jumped offside earlier than the snap. Maryland head coach Mike Locksley chastised the officers on the sideline. It’s debatable whether or not Allen was offsides or not, however the Terrapins whiffed on the blocking.

Purdue (4-2, 2-1) responded on their ensuing offensive drive with a landing by Durham. The Boilermakers made the additional level and ultimately scored on their subsequent drive to realize an eight-point lead with 1:20 remaining within the fourth.

Apart from the penalties and earlier than the blocked additional level, Maryland nonetheless had possibilities to win the sport. None have been extra obtrusive than three missed alternatives by its offense within the third quarter.

The Terrapins’ protection pressured turnovers on three consecutive Purdue possessions. Two fumbles sandwiched between an interception. But, Maryland’s offense failed to attain a single level off these turnovers.

The offense had a turnover on downs, and a punt on the primary two alternatives. Then Maryland’s dependable kicker, Chad Ryland, missed a 52-yard subject objective close to the beginning of the fourth quarter. The rating remained tied 17-17 following every possession. In a two-point loss, one rating may have modified the end result of the sport.