Maryland
No. 4 Michigan gets wake-up call, survives upset scare from Maryland
No. 4 Michigan obtained a little bit of a wake-up name on Saturday however was nonetheless in a position to come away with a win.
The Wolverines opened the season with blowout victories over three of the worst groups within the FBS however obtained a big problem from Maryland. The Terps had a lead for a giant chunk of the primary half and made it a one-possession sport late within the fourth.
However ultimately, Michigan was in a position to face up to a robust effort from the Terps and emerge with a 34-27 victory.
It might need gone the opposite method with out an impressive efficiency from Blake Corum, Michigan’s veteran operating again. Corum was the very best participant on the sector as he reeled off two lengthy landing runs and completed the day with a career-high 243 yards on 30 carries.
With Maryland main 13-10 within the remaining 30 seconds of the primary half, Corum broke free for a 33-yard landing run on a fourth-and-1 play to offer the Wolverines a 17-13 lead at halftime. After which late within the fourth quarter, after a possible game-tying Maryland drive was thwarted by an interception, Corum lastly put the sport out of attain with a 47-yard landing.
Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy was up and down in his first Massive Ten begin. He accomplished 18-of-26 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns, however made some questionable choices alongside the best way. He held the ball method too lengthy on a number of performs, missed a number of simple throws and missed a number of alternatives to take off and run.
McCarthy was in a contest with Cade McNamara for the beginning job in preseason. That battle prolonged into the season and McCarthy ultimately obtained the nod over McNamara, who led Michigan to a Massive Ten title final season.
McCarthy has a way more dynamic skill-set than McNamara and confirmed that early within the yr — however that got here in opposition to Colorado State, Hawaii and UConn. Maryland represented a big bounce in competitors. That was evident for the Wolverines as an entire, not simply McCarthy.
Even after the Terps noticed Michigan a 7-0 lead by fumbling the opening kickoff, they had been in a position to transfer the ball with ease for a lot of the primary half. The Terps tied the rating at 10-10 late within the first and later took a 13-10 lead.
Within the second half, Michigan began to get some strain on Maryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa and McCarthy obtained into a greater rhythm. McCarthy discovered Roman Wilson for a 20-yard rating early within the fourth quarter. In the meantime, a vicious hit knocked Tagovailoa from the sport for a brief interval.
Tagovailoa would return and reduce the UM result in 24-19 with a landing cross on the 9:10 mark of the fourth however he threw a pricey interception later within the fourth when the Terps had an opportunity to tie the sport.
For Michigan, now 4-0, there’s loads to work on with a visit to Iowa coming subsequent weekend and video games in opposition to Massive Ten East foes like Penn State, Michigan State and Ohio State on the horizon.
Maryland, in the meantime, drops to 3-1 however has the seems of a probably harmful group because the Massive Ten schedule progresses.