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Preview: Michigan vs. Maryland

MICHIGAN OFFENSE

• Passing offense: #102 (195.1 yards/game)
• Rushing offense: #12 (223.0 yards/game)
• Total offense: #41 (418.1 yards/game)
• Scoring offense: #68 (27.7 points/game)

MARYLAND DEFENSE

• Passing defense: #71 (221.1 yards allowed/game)
• Rushing defense: #104 (171.8 yards allowed/game)
• Total defense: #89 (392.9 yards allowed/game)
• Scoring defense: #61 (23.5 points allowed/game)

MARYLAND OFFENSE

• Passing offense: #64 (233.3 yards/game)
• Rushing offense: #118 (110.6 yards/game)
• Total offense: #103 (343.9 yards/game)
• Scoring offense: #101 (23.4 points/game)

MICHIGAN DEFENSE

• Passing defense: #47 (201.8 yards allowed/game)
• Rushing defense: #12 (96.3 yards allowed/game)
• Total defense: #17 (298.1 yards allowed/game)
• Scoring defense: #12 (17.7 points allowed/game)

ROSTER NOTES

• Maryland players offered by Michigan include: LB Neeo Avery, OL Aliou Bah, WR Jalil Farooq, RB Iverson Howard, DE Zahir Mathis, DT Joel Starlings, RB DeJuan Williams
• Maryland DT Joel Starlings was committed to Michigan at one time but signed with North Carolina before transferring to Maryland this season
• Maryland OC/QB Coach Pep Hamilton coached at Michigan from 2017-2018
• Maryland assistant WR coach Derek Kief was recruited by Michigan in the class of 2014
• Former Maryland all-Big Ten performer Will Likely is now a defensive assistant for the Terrapins
• Maryland players from the state of Michigan include: RB Nolan Ray (Birmingham Brother Rice)
• Michigan players from the state of Maryland include: DE/LB Jaishawn Barham, DE Devon Baxter, DB Jeffrey Chukwu, DE Lugard Edokpayi, DE Derrick Moore, DE Dominic Nichols, LB Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, S Kainoa Winston
• Michigan DE/LB Jaishawn Barham played his freshman and sophomore seasons (2022-2023) at Maryland

LAST TIME THEY PLAYED . . .

• On November 18, 2023, Michigan beat Maryland by a score of 31-24
• QB J.J. McCarthy completed 12/23 passes for 141 yards and 1 interception
• Maryland LB Jaishawn Barham (now playing for Michigan) intercepted McCarthy
• RB Blake Corum ran 28 times for 94 yards and 2 touchdowns
• WR Semaj Morgan ran for a 13-yard touchdown
• Michigan recorded 5 sacks and 2 interceptions of Maryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa (21/31, 247 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT)

PREDICTION

• Michigan 31, Maryland 17

Michigan’s 10 Longest Plays vs. Maryland

Michigan is 10-1 against the Terrapins after they started playing each other in 1985. The Terps eventually joined the Big Ten in 2014, winning that first game against the Brady Hoke-led Wolverines before losing five in a row.

1. Giles Jackson 97-yard kickoff return TD (2019)
2. A.J. Henning 81-yard kickoff return TD (2021)
3. David Long 80-yard interception return (2017)
4. Cade McNamara 77-yard TD pass to Donovan Edwards (2021)
5. Jehu Chesson 66-yard TD run (2015)
6. Tony Boles 64-yard TD run (1989)
7. Wilton Speight 56-yard pass to Chris Evans (2016)
8. Ty Isaac 53-yard TD run (2016)
9. Joe Kerridge 52-yard run (2014)
10. Shea Patterson 51-yard pass to Nico Collins (2018)
11. Shea Patterson 51-yard pass to Nico Collins (2019)

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Michigan 31, Maryland 24

A win is a win. Michigan has at least one of these every year, where the team overcomes a bit of a scare from an inferior team. Last season it was a close game against Maryland and a narrow victory over Illinois. The near loss to the Illini obviously didn’t turn out to be disastrous for the Ohio State game in 2022, and maybe this one won’t, either. I don’t think this game will determine the outcome of the OSU contest. Maryland was a bit of a trap game between Penn State and Ohio State, and maybe the team wasn’t fully locked in. They seemed to be loaded for bear early in the game when they jumped out to a 23-3 lead, but they seemed to sputter and let Maryland get back in the game. Clearly, though, the team will have to play better to beat the Buckeyes.

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Michigan vs. Maryland Awards

Let’s see more of this guy on offense . . . Donovan Edwards. Edwards caught 10 passes for 170 yards and 1 touchdown in the 2021 matchup against Maryland. This year he caught 0 passes for 0 yards. Because he didn’t play in the game. Michigan only has four scholarship running backs on the team, and it appears that the Wolverines coaching staff only trusts two of them – Blake Corum and Edwards. So when one goes out with an injury, the other is going to get the lion’s share of opportunities. Hopefully Edwards can return healthy from his leg injury to relieve Corum a little bit and they can be consistent as a 1-2 punch.

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Michigan 34, Maryland 27

That was closer than it should have been. Maryland has scared me for years, because they’ve had offensive playmakers. This goes back to the days of NFL veteran receiver D.J. Moore, but also a variety of running backs like Ty Johnson and Anthony McFarland, Jr. Now the Terps have a stable of good receivers and a couple solid running backs in speedster Roman Hemby and 235 lb. Antwain Littleton II, who I learned during the game had been a 295 lb. recruit. But the defense is catching up to the offense with size and speed in the secondary. They’re turning into a formidable opponent.

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