
It seemed as if Maryland had finally started to gain some momentum back after allowing Penn State two scores in the first six minutes.

Penn State quickly got back to work, scoring another touchdown on three plays to put Maryland down 14-0 less than six minutes into the contest. The Penn State offense capitalized, scoring on the very next play to put Maryland down 7-0 early.Īfter getting the ball back, the Terps went three and out, once again outplayed by the Nittany Lion defense. This time though, it put the opponent in the red zone. “And that’s on me as the head coach and the leader of this football family to have our guys prepared to go out and play the type of game we need to play.”įor the second consecutive game, Jackson threw an interception on the team’s opening drive. We were outcoached, we were outplayed,” Locksley said. “Obviously disappointed, disappointed in our effort, disappointed in the discipline we played with tonight. It started ugly, got uglier and never got better.
None of that happened in the Terps’ 59-0 loss to the No. Head coach Mike Locksley’s squad was looking to set a new tone against Penn State, showing it could at least put up a fight against the one of the conference’s powerhouses.Īnd quarterback Josh Jackson was hoping to get back in his groove, bringing the offense back to the dominance it showed in the first two games of the season. Going into its first Big Ten game of the season, Maryland football was set out to prove its 20-17 loss to Temple last time out was a fluke.
