Within the waning moments of this messy sport, the Maryland Terrapins needed to present they may ship when the result trusted their capability below strain. No penalty flags, solely poise. That’s what the Terps wanted.
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Maryland’s defense has the final say in comeback victory over SMU
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Minutes earlier than, SMU confronted a fourth down on the Maryland 9-yard line and once more the Terps held. However their offense stalled, and the following punt left the door ajar. So the Terps (3-0) needed to muster one other cease earlier than claiming a win of their first important take a look at of the season.
The victory got here lined in yellow flags — 15 penalties for a lack of 141 yards for Maryland. The Terps created their very own adversity, then overcame it.
The Terps tied the rating at 27 early within the fourth quarter with Roman Hemby’s brief landing run. Because the Mustangs (2-1) tried to reclaim the lead, Dante Dealer Jr. grabbed a important interception, the Terps’ third takeaway of the sport.
Tight finish Corey Dyches had a key 10-yard reception to transform on fourth down — making up for Dontay Demus Jr.’s drop on what may have been a deep landing cross on the earlier play — after which Dyches scored the go-ahead landing with 7:30 remaining for Maryland’s first lead within the second half.
Maryland’s offense — even with a modest efficiency from quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa (17 of 23 for 214 yards) — mustered 7.2 yards per play. However a powerful day from the operating backs and key defensive performs saved the Terps from being undone by their errors.
The Terps struggled to generate scoring alternatives as a result of they struggled on third down (changing simply 5 of 13), misplaced a drive due to Tai Felton’s fumble on a kickoff and held themselves again with penalties all through.
Take into account Maryland’s journey to the purple zone simply after the halftime break: The Terps had just a few optimistic performs, propelling them down the sphere, after which a barrage of penalties. Maryland picked up unlawful formation and unlawful snap penalties on back-to-back performs contained in the purple zone. Large receiver Jeshaun Jones caught a cross ultimately zone, however lineman Mason Lunsford was flagged for holding, and Jones acquired an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for taunting after what he thought was a landing. The Terps settled for a 43-yard discipline aim to tie the sport.
On the defensive finish, the Terps gave up 369 passing yards, but managed to maintain the sport inside attain because of junior defensive again Beau Brade’s standout displaying with an interception, a pressured fumble and a team-high 15 tackles — one of many few brilliant spots within the messy sport.
The protection struggled to include standout SMU huge receiver Rashee Rice. He recorded his third consecutive sport with no less than 130 receiving yards by selecting up a season excessive of 193 towards the Terps’ protection.
Each groups entered within the prime 25 nationally in scoring offense, however the Terps discovered themselves taking part in from behind by a lot of the primary half with their protection unable to restrict the Mustangs’ explosive performs. Within the first half alone, SMU had eight receptions of no less than 15 yards and two rushes for a acquire of no less than 10.
The Terps finally obtained going by stringing collectively a collection of highly effective runs from the trio of backs — Hemby, Antwain Littleton II and Colby McDonald — capped by Littleton’s one-yard, highflying leap into the tip zone. The Maryland protection then pressured its first turnover of the season with Brade’s interception, which arrange a 48-yard landing cross from Tagovailoa to receiver Rakim Jarrett on the subsequent play.
The Terps’ laundry checklist of penalties, usually at inopportune occasions, grew to an extent that may make a coach groan if that they had been compiled over the course of a month, not to mention in a single sport.
In three situations early within the sport when Maryland confronted a third- or fourth-and-short, an offensive lineman picked up a false begin. As soon as, the Terps needed to accept a discipline aim, which Chad Ryland hit from 36 yards out. The following time, Maryland couldn’t convert the third down and needed to punt. The third flag derailed the Terps’ fourth-down try from their very own 34-yard line, forcing the punt crew to take the sphere as an alternative.
After Maryland generated back-to-back landing drives however nonetheless confronted a 20-17 deficit within the ultimate minutes earlier than halftime, Tagovailoa scrambled previous the first-down marker, however Jones picked up a private foul. Two performs later, Jones was known as out of bounds on a third-down sideline catch that, upon replay on the videoboard, prompted the coed part to boo with gusto. The Terps needed to punt and head into the locker room down by a discipline aim.
Then got here the atrocious journey to the purple zone that ended with a discipline aim and set the stage for continued hassle within the second half. With the Maryland protection on the sphere within the third quarter, the unit picked up three penalties — unsportsmanlike conduct, roughing the passer and cross interference — however prevented harm because of Ahmad McCullough recovering a fumble pressured by Brade when SMU had plowed contained in the 5-yard line.
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Maryland voters weigh in on presidential election, governor’s approval in new Gonzales Poll
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BALTIMORE – With a little more than two months until election day, the majority of Marylanders surveyed in the new Gonzales Poll would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris over Donald Trump for president.
A total of 820 registered voters in Maryland who indicated they are likely to vote in the 2024 general election were queried for the poll by live telephone interviews, utilizing both landline and cellphone numbers between August 24 and August 30.
A cross-section of interviews was conducted throughout the state, reflecting Maryland’s general election voting patterns, the pollster said.
The Gonzales Poll stated that “the margin of error, per accepted statistical standards, is a range of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points and if the entire population was surveyed, there is a 95% probability that the true numbers would fall within this range.”
Presidential survey
According to the latest Gonzales Poll, 56% of Marylanders surveyed said they would vote for Harris over Trump for president.
The poll says 84% of Democrats support the Harris/Tim Walz ticket and 80% of Republicans support the Trump/JD Vance ticket. Also, 83% of Black voters polled would vote for Harris/Walz.
Among the independents, 38% favor Harris/Walz and 36% prefer Trump/Vance, according to the poll.
Gov. Moore’s approval gets a bump
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, who led the state’s response to the deadly Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March, has the approval of 64% of Marylanders surveyed. Moore has a 35% “mostly soft approval” among Republicans who were surveyed (7% strongly approve, 28% somewhat approve),” the poll shows.
His approval rating increased by 33% since the last Gonzales Poll in the winter.
Last month, the governor spoke at the Democratic National Convention in support of Harris, who was nominated as the party’s presidential candidate.
He framed Harris’ candidacy as “the story of a prosecutor who defended our freedoms and had Maryland’s back when we needed it most. And now MVP: We’ve got yours.”
President Biden’s approval
The Gonzales Poll shows that 53% of Maryland voters surveyed approve of the job President Joe Biden is doing, while 45% disapprove. Seventy-six percent of the Democrats believe Biden is doing a good job in office, and 84% of Republicans disagree.
State transportation and juvenile reform
According to the poll, 95% of Marylanders think it is “important for the State to invest in improving its transportation infrastructure.”
And, when it comes to juvenile crime, voters were asked, “What type of laws, in your opinion, ultimately better help our children under 18 who commit crimes – Laws that are strict, which include things such as juvenile detention and boot camps. This hold individuals responsible and accountable for their behavior; or Laws that are lenient, which include social programs and counseling. This recognizes that society is responsible for much of this behavior?”
The poll shows that 58% of Marylanders are in favor of strict laws, which holds juveniles responsible and accountable for their behavior, and only 34% desire laws that are lenient.
“A majority of nearly every demographic group backs strict laws to inspire a sense of personal responsibility and to best assist our juvenile offenders ultimately realize at least a chance at a successful, happy life,” the poll said.
Is the country going in the right direction?
Fifty percent of Marylanders polled say the country is headed in the right direction, while 45% say the country is headed in the wrong direction.
According to the poll, 93% of Maryland voters who think the country is moving in the right direction are voting for Harris/Walz, and 70% of Maryland voters who think the country is moving in the wrong direction are voting for Trump/Vance.
In the previous poll, 41% of voters said the country was headed in the right direction.
“The mood of voters in Maryland vis-à-vis how they perceive things overall going in the country is a tad less grumpy than it was in winter,” the Gonzales Poll said.
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Maryland Native Wins $85,000 on ‘Name That Tune’ – The MoCo Show
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Proud Montgomery County, MD resident Gavriella Kaufmann (Potomac) won her episode of FOX’s game show “Name that Tune”, which aired last week.
Kaufmann, who was born and raised in Potomac and graduated from Churchill High School in 2015, stated in an interview with FOX 5, that she has always been into music and referred to herself as a music and game show savant. When she saw an ad on LinkedIn about being on season 4 of the game show, she immediately knew she had to do it.
“I’ve loved game shows for as long as I can remember, and music has always been a huge part of my life. Being on Name That Tune was the perfect combination of both passions—it was like a dream come true.” Kaufmann told us.
The episode had a happy ending, with Kaufmann winning a whopping $85,000! She added, “When I was on Name That Tune, I was so focused on doing my best and naming as many songs as possible that I completely lost track of the score. It wasn’t until Jane, the host, told me my total. I was in complete shock, but it was such an incredible moment!”
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Michigan State football opens as sizable underdog vs Maryland
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Who’s ready for Big Ten play to begin? In all honesty, I am not. I really wish Michigan State football had more tune-up games after seeing them struggle against Florida Atlantic and only win 16-10. But unfortunately, that is not how the schedule unfolds for Michigan State this season.
The Spartans will hit the road for an early Big Ten game as they face Maryland on Saturday at 3:30 pm. Going into the season I thought Michigan State and the Terps were on a pretty level playing field, but after seeing both teams play week one that doesn’t appear to be the case.
And Vegas agrees.
Michigan State opens as a 7.5-point underdog next week at Maryland. My guess is that grows to 8, 8.5.
— Graham Couch (@Graham_Couch) September 1, 2024
As you all know, Michigan State only beat Florida Atlantic by six and did not look very impressive, especially on the offensive side of the ball. So it’s no surprise that MSU will be the underdog next week. But 7.5 points feels like a lot, and according to the Lansing State Journal’s Graham Couch, it likely will only go up from there.
So does Vegas have it right or are they underrating Michigan State?
Looking at Maryland’s week one game against UConn it appears Vegas has this line right. The Terps were up 23-0 at halftime and never looked back and went on to win in dominant fashion 50-7. UConn and FAU are very similar in terms of what level they’re at in college football, so that drastic of a difference in the final score is very scary.
So Vegas probably could’ve gotten away with Maryland being even bigger favorites in this one.
But maybe Vegas saw what I did and thinks a lot of Michigan State’s mistakes on Friday are easy to fix. Maybe they think Aidan Chiles will be much better next week. The Spartan’s defense was also fairly dominant so there isn’t much of a chance Maryland scores 50 points next week either.
I tend to not bet on Michigan State games, but even if I did this would be a line that I would avoid because who knows how much Jonathan Smith’s squad will improve by next week, and who knows how much Maryland might struggle against a Power Four opponent.
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