Coming off of a shutout loss at Penn State, the Terps did some soul searching last week ahead of their game versus Ohio State. It seemed to work, as Maryland went toe-to-toe with the No. 2 team in the land for four quarters before eventually losing to Ohio State, 43-30.
Maryland finished with an overall grade of 59.1, which was better than the previous two weeks but lower than any other game this season. The passing offense saw a huge improvement from the previous two weeks, finishing with a grade of 63.1, as Taulia Tagovailoa threw for just 293 yards and a couple of touchdowns in the loss.
The Maryland defense graded out poorly, despite keeping the game close, finishing withe an overall grade of 51.2 in the loss.
To get a better feel for how each offensive and defensive player was used and how they performed, we put together individual snap counts and grades below.
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