Maryland Terps kicker leads National team to 27-10 victory in Senior Bowl

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Maryland’s Chad Ryland kicked 4 area targets and Fresno State quarterback Jake Haener handed for 139 yards and a landing to guide the Nationwide staff to a 27-10 victory over the American staff within the Senior Bowl on Saturday.

Haener, named the sport’s MVP, delivered a 44-yard landing move to Stanford receiver Michael Wilson within the fourth quarter. He thrived on a short-handed quarterback scenario for the staff, finishing 12 of 19 passes after setting a Fresno State profession file with a 68.1% completion price.

“I simply wished to come back out right here and get a win with the blokes and cap off a very good week,” Haener informed NFL Community. “Simply have a very good week and get the win.

“We discovered a technique to get the win and that was enjoyable.”

Haener missed 4 video games with an ankle harm this season however returned to assist end off a nine-game profitable streak for the Bulldogs. Like the opposite quarterbacks within the recreation, he is making an attempt to enhance on mid- to- late-round draft projections.

“I like proving the doubters incorrect,” Haener stated. “I like the motivation. I like the eagerness that it brings me. Maintain coming with it, man.”

The American staff’s greatest play got here early within the fourth when Virginia’s Anthony Johnson Jr. returned an interception 37 yards for a landing. Johnson was carrying the No. 15 jersey in honor of broad receiver Devin Chandler, who was amongst three Cavaliers gamers shot and killed in November, together with Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry.

Cunningham was hit as he threw and appeared to land on his proper arm, briefly heading towards the locker room with a strained shoulder. He returned to the sidelines, however not the sport.

BYU quarterback Jaren Corridor did not play within the recreation for the Nationwide staff. It wasn’t instantly recognized why, however Corridor missed the New Mexico Bowl with an ankle harm. He did take part in practices when quarterbacks had been off-limits for contact.

The American staff did get one other massive defensive play to remain alive with a fourth-down, fourth-quarter sack by Florida A&M’s Isaiah Land, the 2021 Buck Buchanan winner as the highest participant in FCS after main the nation with 19 sacks.

Cunningham hit Purdue tight finish Payne Durham simply in need of the left pylon late within the first half. Then he dropped the snap, picked up the ball and rushed for a 1-yard landing. Cunningham handed for 70 touchdowns and ran for 47 at Louisville following within the footsteps of buddy and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.

However he tried solely 5 passes within the Senior Bowl, finishing three for 49 yards. Northwestern’s Evan Hull ran 10 instances for a game-high 74 yards.

Ryland’s 4 area targets included a 41-yarder on the ultimate play of the primary half for a 17-3 lead. He did miss a 52-yard try early within the third quarter.

TCU’s Max Duggan, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, accomplished 4 of 9 passes for 26 yards for the American staff. Duggan overthrew Princeton’s Andrei Iosivas in the long run zone on a fourth-down play that was his greatest probability for a landing.

Shepherd School quarterback Tyson Bagent, whose 159 profession landing passes is an NCAA all-division file, accomplished 17 of twenty-two passes for 138 yards earlier than throwing a last-minute interception close to the objective line.

Bagent is making an attempt to grow to be the primary Division II quarterback drafted for the reason that Rams picked Keith Null within the sixth spherical in 2009 after passing for greater than 17,000 yards.

Houston’s Clayton Tune was 9-of-12 passing for 70 yards.

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