Sport 5: Maryland vs. Michigan State

Soccer 9/27/2022 10:04:00 AM

Maryland (3-1, 0-1 B1G) vs. Michigan State (2-2, 0-1 B1G)
October 1, 2022
SECU Stadium
3:35 pm EDT

COLLEGE PARK, MD – The College of Maryland soccer workforce is ready to host Michigan State for its Huge Ten dwelling opener on Saturday, Oct. 1 at SECU Stadium. The sport will kickoff at 3:35 p.m. and be broadcast on FS1 and the Maryland Sports activities Radio Community.
 

GAME 5 STORYLINES

REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS

• QB Taulia Tagovailoa has established himself as one of many high quarterbacks within the nation, at present top-25 within the nation in completion proportion (74.6), passing effectivity (165.8) and passing yards (1,102).
•  Tagovailoa has thrown for 3,013 yards within the 10 dwelling video games he is performed for the Terrapins (301.3 yards per sport). The one different Huge Ten quarterback previously 25 years to common greater than 300.0 passing yards at dwelling – with a minimal of 10 video games –  was Purdue’s Drew Brees (314.2) from 1997-2000.
•  In his third season as a Terp, Tagovailoa stands first in program lore in profession completion proportion (68.8%), second in profession 300-yard passing video games (9), third in profession passing touchdowns (30), third in profession completions (491) and fourth in profession passing yards (5,973). Tagovailoa turned the quickest Maryland quarterback ever to eclipse the 5,000 profession yards mark within the season opener towards Buffalo and is simply 27 yards away from being the quickest to eclipse 6,000 yards.

barham beast

• LB Jaishawn Barham has 24 tackles via 4 video games this season, the fifth-most of any FBS freshman, solely trailing South Carolina’s Nick Emmanwori (31), FIU’s Demetrius Hill (28), Washington State’s Jalen Hicks (25) and Nevada’s Drue Watts (25).
• Barham totaled 12 tackles (seven solo) towards SMU, probably the most by a Maryland true freshman since long-time NFL linebacker D’Qwell Jackson additionally had 12 (10 solo) on August 31, 2002 vs. Notre Dame.

going streaking

• RB Antwain Littleton II has scored a landing in five-straight video games relationship again to final yr’s New Period Pinstripe Bowl, the longest streak by a Terrapin since Keon Lattimore reached the tip zone within the first 5 video games of the 2007 season. If Littleton II scores this week towards Michigan State, he’ll have the longest streak by a Maryland RB since Lance Ball scored in six-straight video games in 2005-06 (final three video games of 2005 and first three video games of 2006).
• The redshirt freshman’s speeding landing streak is tied for the second-longest energetic streak within the nation, solely trailing Clemson’s RB Will Shipley (seven). Littleton II is tied with Arkansas’ KJ Jefferson and Toledo’s Dequan Finn.
• Littleton II now has 5 speeding touchdowns in Maryland’s first 4 video games this season. Solely two different Terrapins have completed that within the final 15 seasons (since 2008) – C.J. Brown (6 in 2013) and Anthony McFarland Jr. (5 in 2019).

only for kicks

• Ok Chad Ryland has made 23-straight subject objectives relationship again to October 2, 2021, the longest-active streak within the nation. Ryland is simply 11 made subject objectives away from the longest streak in FBS historical past, which is 34, held by Wake Forest’s Nick Sciba (2020-21). The senior is just one subject purpose make away from tying the Huge Ten file of 24 consecutive subject purpose makes, held by Maryland’s Brad Craddock (2013-14) and Ohio State’s Mike Nugent (2001-02). Ryland has 10 extra consecutive subject objectives made than the closest FBS kicker, Wyoming’s John Hoyland (13).
• The Japanese Michigan switch, who made 56-of-74 kicks as a Eagle, is five-for-five in 2022 to begin his Terrapin profession, considered one of solely 19 kickers within the FBS that is still good this season with at the least 5 subject objectives tried, and considered one of solely two within the Huge Ten (Matthew Trickett, Minnesota).
•  This previous week at No. 4 Michigan, Ryland made a 52 and 53 yard subject purpose, the primary Maryland kicker to have two 50-plus yard makes in a single sport in program historical past and the primary to file two subject objectives of 45-yards or extra since Brad Craddock did so at Indiana on 09/27/14. Ryland can be the primary Huge Ten kicker to perform this feat since Emmitt Carpenter of Minnesota had two in 2016 towards Purdue (11/5).
• Ryland’s 53-yarder at No. 4 Michigan is the fourth-longest subject purpose in Maryland historical past, solely trailing Brad Craddock’s 57-yarder vs. Ohio State in 2014, Nick Novak’s 54-yarder in 2003 and Steve Mike Mayer’s 54-yarder in 1973.

excessive powered offense

• The Terps are at present ninth within the nation and third within the Huge Ten, solely trailing No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Michigan in yards per play, averaging 7.37. Maryland has 1,894 whole yards (1,199 passing & 695 speeding) on 257 performs and has averaged at the least 5.43 yards per play in every sport this season. As an offense, Maryland at present ranks top-25 within the nation in crimson zone offense (100%), completion proportion (74%), fourth down conversion proportion (85.7%), passing offense (299.8), and passing effectivity (167.5).
•  RB Roman Hemby stands ninth within the nation in yards per carry, averaging 7.12 yards per rush via 4 video games. Hemby has two runs over 50 yards (70 vs. Buffalo, 50 vs. SMU), tied for the second-most such runs within the nation, solely trailing Nicholas Singleton (Penn State).
•  Maryland has scored at the least 27 factors in every of its final six video games relationship again to final season towards Rutgers, their longest such streak since a run of six straight between the 2015 and 2016 seasons. If the Terps rating 27 factors towards Michigan State, will probably be the primary time the Terps have completed so in seven consecutive video games for the reason that 1984 season.

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