COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Caleb Rowe passed for 173 yards and one score, but No. 20 Ohio State ran past the Maryland football team, 52-24, at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium Saturday afternoon in front of a sold out crowd of 51,802.
Despite the rowdy sold-out crowd, the Terps were unable to contain Buckeye quarterback J.T. Barrett, who completed 19-of-23 passes for 267 yards and four touchdowns.
Junior Brad Craddock got the Terps on the board with a school record 57-yard field goal with 5:00 remaining in the first quarter to cut the Buckeye lead to 14-3. Craddock's boot broke the previous record of 54 yards held by Nick Novak and Steve Meyer-Miles.
A Wes Brown 2-yard touchdown stopped a 10-point Ohio State run to make the margin 24-10 with 6:25 left in the second quarter.
The Terps defense forced the Buckeye offense off the field late in the half, but a C.J. Brown interception on the ensuing Maryland possession led to another Barrett TD toss to make the halftime score 31-10.
After an Ohio State touchdown to open the half, Brandon Ross cut the deficit to 38-17 with a two yard TD run. Ross led the Terps on the ground with eight carries for 38 yards.
Stefon Diggs made his mark in the fourth quarter, snagging a four-yard pass from Rowe. The junior had seven catches for 52 yards to lead Maryland.
Cole Farrand led the defense with 17 total tackles. Andre Monroe chipped in with two sacks and five total tackles.
The Terps have a bye week before returning at home against Iowa. Kickoff is set for noon.
“The bye comes at a really good time for us,” said Maryland head coach Randy Edsall. “We have some guys who are banged up, but we really appreciate being in the Big Ten and there is a lot on these kids to be able to go through what they have gone through so far in these first six games. With last week's game in Indiana and this week's game at home, we are really looking forward to heading into the bye. We are looking forward to taking a deep breath, getting healthy and evaluating ourselves after these six games. We have a chance to analyze ourselves even more.”
