For a second game in a row, the Maryland football team found itself trailing by two touchdowns early in the first half, this time against Virginia amid egregious breakdowns in coverage and an offense lacking in continuity.
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Maryland shakes off another slow start and thumps Virginia
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Maryland (3-0) won its fifth in a row dating from last season and collected an 11th consecutive nonconference win, tying Wake Forest for the second longest active streak in the country. It also beat Virginia (0-3) for the fourth time in five meetings in a renewal of a rivalry that had been dormant since 2013, the Terrapins’ last season in the ACC before joining the Big Ten.
“We were able to get explosive plays, especially after we got started in the second quarter,” Maryland Coach Michael Locksley said. “Our standard is never watch the scoreboard. Even myself, I try not to ever look up to even know what the score is, because it doesn’t matter until it’s the end of it. At halftime, the big thing for us: It’s still Terps vs. Terps. There’s some things I can do better to get us in rhythm on offense.”
Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa threw for 342 yards and a touchdown that put Maryland ahead to stay in the third quarter, completing 19 of 30 attempts and absorbing just one sack. It marked the 13th game with at least 300 yards for the redshirt senior who holds virtually every meaningful passing record in program history since becoming the starter four years ago.
Wide receiver Jeshaun Jones had 96 yards and a touchdown on five receptions, and Maryland rushed for four scores, including two in the second half from sophomore tailback Roman Hemby. The Terrapins took the lead for good early in the third quarter while amassing 461 yards of total offense in front of an announced crowd of 37,041.
Colandrea finished 23 of 39 for 263 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions in his second straight start in place of Tony Muskett, who hurt his shoulder in the fourth quarter of a season-opening loss at Tennessee. Wide receiver Malik Washington added 141 yards on nine catches.
The Cavaliers dropped their sixth in a row and have not won since Oct. 20, 2022.
“It’s a hurting football team in that locker room,” Virginia Coach Tony Elliott said. “Proud of them. They got up off the mat from last week. They came to battle today. They fought their tails off. They believed that they were going to win that football game.”
The second half began with a flourish for Maryland, which was playing its final nonconference game of the regular season. The Terps took their first lead, 21-14, and never looked back after Jones’s double move left Cavaliers cornerback Malcolm Greene stumbling to regain his balance. Jones broke to the outside, then made a cut and sprinted toward the goal line to gather Tagovailoa’s throw for a 64-yard touchdown.
Maryland benefited from an officials’ review during the possession, when Tagovailoa was initially ruled short of the line to gain on a scramble to the left sideline on third and seven. Video replays, however, confirmed Tagovailoa stretched the ball to the first-down marker before stepping out of bounds.
Hemby followed Jones’s catch with a three-yard scoring run, and Antwain Littleton II’s two-yard touchdown expanded the margin to 35-14 with 10:25 left in the fourth quarter.
After three mostly unproductive series in the first quarter, Maryland made the most of its only possession in the second, marching 97 yards on 14 plays to even the score at 14 with 1:23 remaining in the half. The tying touchdown came on Hemby’s three-yard run through the middle, dragging defenders into the end zone.
A pivotal sequence in the drive unfolded on second and two from the Terrapins 25, with Tagovailoa connecting with graduate wide receiver Tyrese Chambers on a 42-yard completion. Maryland also overcame a holding penalty on the next snap and converted a fourth and one behind Tagovailoa’s six-yard pass to Jones.
Players and coaches from both teams spoke unequivocally this past week about beginning the game with crisp execution after Maryland and Virginia each sputtered early last weekend and fell behind by double digits to their respective opponents. The Cavaliers made good on their vow, but Maryland came to life soon after thanks to a dazzling play on special teams.
Virginia struck first on its opening possession of the first quarter when running back Perris Jones scored on a 13-yard run around the left side with 12:25 to play. The Cavaliers had moved into Maryland territory on a flea flicker, with Jones taking the handoff and tossing the ball back to Colandrea, who completed a 49-yard pass to wide receiver Washington.
The lead grew to 14-0 with 4:16 left in the first quarter after Colandrea moved to his left to avoid pressure and threw back across his body to Kobe Pace. The running back got behind linebacker Jaishawn Barham and emerged wide open in the end zone for an uncontested reception.
On the ensuing kickoff, the Terrapins trimmed the margin in half courtesy of Braeden Wisloski’s 98-yard kickoff return. The freshman wide receiver burst through an opening on the left side into the open field and beat place-kicker Matt Ganyard down the sideline.
“I don’t feel we clicked like we need to yet,” Jeshaun Jones said. “I feel like we have a lot to go, but just that second half when we went into that locker room and realized we’re not doing everything we should and what we need to do. Once we went in there and told ourselves to pay attention to detail and do your jobs, the rest will handle itself, as it did.”
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3 Takeaways from the Spartans’ Victory over Maryland
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The Michigan State Spartans under head coach Jonathan Smith are 2-0 thanks to a road win against a tough Maryland team, 27-24.
Resilience might be the word to describe this squad so far. The Spartans made some big blunders against the Terrapins and still found a way to battle back. The gritty performance might have been enough to get the Spartans into a bowl game.
Here are three takeaways from the Spartans’ win.
Aidan Chiles: Very Young, Very Talented
Chiles looked vastly improved from the home opener against Florida Atlantic. Again, he looked like an 18-year-old quarterback.
Chiles got not just his first passing touchdown as a Spartan, but three passing touchdowns to go with 24 of 39 passing and 363 yards. He also had three interceptions, which very nearly cost the Spartans the game.
Chiles has about as strong an arm as any quarterback to wear the green and white in recent memory. He is dangerous when he is on the move.
Perhaps a critique is that he should try to make more plays with his legs, he has seemed cautious to these first two games. The first pass rusher to get to Chiles likely won’t bring him down — Chiles has a great feel for the pocket and he is quite slippery.
Chiles overcame some poor mistakes and throwing mechanics (his feet tend to get wide and it factors into his overthrows) to lead the Spartans in the most critical of situations against a sturdy Maryland defense.
Huge game for Chiles, who showed why the hype was so promising.
Can the Spartans Stay Healthy on Defense?
Already, this Spartans squad is beaten up. Dillon Tatum, a key defensive back, lost for the season. Wide receiver Alante Brown, whose injury allowed for Nick Marsh to announce himself to the world, lost for the foreseeable future. Kristian Phillips at guard was huge.
During the Maryland game, several Spartans were beat up. Few even had to go into the tent on the sideline. It will be crucial for the Spartans to remain healthy, especially on defense. Most especially in the defensive backfield.
The Spartans are very confident in their young defensive backs — Justin Denson Jr., Andrew Brinson IV, and Jaylen Thompson can all be very good players, but they need more time to develop.
If more Spartans fall to injury, the defensive backfield could get very young.
Nick Marsh is the Real Deal
Marsh was the recruiting gem of 2024, the best player in a class with plenty of good talent. A highly-rated four-star, Marsh was the No. 107-ranked player in the class by 247Sports. Marsh, of course, stood out in fall camp like the high-profile recruit he was.
6-foot-3, 208 pounds, Marsh already had a man’s body. At just 18 years old.
“Possesses the size, athleticism, and multi-sport profile that projects very well in the long term,” 247Sports’ Gabe Brooks wrote. “Traitsy mismatch wideout with high-major impact potential and the ceiling to develop into an NFL Draft candidate.”
With the loss of Brown, Marsh was asked to step up. Step up he did — eight receptions for 194 receiving yards and a touchdown. Wide receivers coach Courtney Hawkins might have his next in the line of Jalen Nailor, Jayden Reed and Keon Coleman.
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Maryland, D.C. and Virginia get more money for house calls for moms and infants – WTOP News
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The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration will provide an additional $23.1 million in federal aid to the agency’s national Home Visiting Program in the District, Maryland and Virginia.
More money is on the way for a home-visiting health care program designed to provide better care for pregnant women, new parents and infants.
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced an additional $23.1 million in federal aid to the agency’s national Home Visiting Program in the District, Maryland and Virginia.
The extra money is the first time in a decade that the program has received an increase in federal funds, HRSA administrator Carol Johnson said.
“What those resources mean is that we’re able to support nurses, social workers and trained home visitors, and help with those early days of being a new parent,” Johnson said. “All of this has been shown to really make a difference in kids’ outcomes. Kids are so much stronger because they get these kinds of supports.”
Johnson said the program’s success hinges on convenient health visits in a comfortable at-home setting.
“When you’re a new parent, if you have to take off from work and take a few buses to get to an appointment, you’re probably not going to do it,” she said. “But if that person comes to your house and they’re full of resources and knowledge, it’s going to make a huge difference to you.”
Rockville, Maryland-based HRSA spearheads the national program, teaming up with local health organizations to target and reach parents.
Home health care workers can provide breastfeeding support, safe sleep tips and developmental screening for babies. They can even help parents find key services like affordable child care or job and educational opportunities.
“It’s changed my life,” past program participant Fatima Ray said.
Ray said she was introduced to the program in 2015 when she needed help with her infant daughter. She and her husband were first-time parents and stumbled through the first few months with a newborn.
“It felt good, like I had someone on my team,” Ray said. “Those questions you forget to ask the doctor sometimes, she would answer them.”
The experience impressed Ray so much that she became a home health visitor. She is the maternal health coordinator at Primo Center, a homeless shelter for families in Chicago.
“The same care that was given to me, I just want to pass it on,” Ray told WTOP. “I know how much it made a difference in my life. Home visiting matters.”
President Joseph Biden signed bipartisan legislation in 2022 that doubles funding for the program over five years. The move was part of a campaign promise to lower risks linked to pregnancy and improve maternal health, especially among women in rural, tribal and low-income communities.
The national home visiting program will receive $440 million Maryland’s local programs will get $10 million of those funds. Virginia is slated to receive $11 million and D.C.’s home visiting programs will see a $2.5 million increase.
“This will push home visiting forward a lot more,” Ray said. “It’s just going to help tremendously.”
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Watch Aidan Chiles, Nick Marsh talk MSU win over Maryland
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Michigan State won a big time road game over Maryland, improving their record to 2-0, and giving head coach Jonathan Smith his first Big Ten conference victory as the head man of the Spartans.
A big part of that win was the connection between Aidan Chiles and Nick Marsh, and more specifically their 77-yard touchdown connection tying the game 24-24 late in the fourth quarter.
Chiles and Marsh spoke to the media after the team’s win, which you can watch via Spartan Mag on YouTube:
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