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Michigan and Maryland trade blows, momentum in 3rd quarter of Week 12
By Paul Harvey
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Michigan and Maryland are trading major blows in the third quarter, and the Terrapins are giving the No. 3 team in the country all they can handle in Week 12.
Coming out of halftime, Maryland was able to get a stop and cut Michigan’s lead to 23-17. The Terrapins even had a chance to score or take the lead after another stop and getting the ball back down 6 points.
However, the Wolverine defense stood tall with Mike Sainristil picking off Taulia Tagovailoa in another turnover by the Terps. The Wolverine offense took over and put together a crucial scoring drive.
That drive included a 4th-down conversion by QB JJ McCarthy, but the scoring play was all Morgan. The end-around went for 13 yards and gave the Wolverines a 29-17 lead after missing the 2-point conversion.
Semaj Morgan is just too fast ⚡️@UMichFootball extends the lead 〽️ pic.twitter.com/zfwBDVyQw8
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 18, 2023
However, despite Michigan grabbing the momentum, Tagovailoa and the Terps responded. The QB hooked up with a key pass to Kaden Prather to get Maryland down on the goal line.
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Taulia with a DIME to Prather for @TerpsFootball 🎯🎯🎯 pic.twitter.com/Xf2EDVkm8m
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 18, 2023
Billy Edwards Jr. capped the drive with a short touchdown run, and it is suddenly 29-24 in favor of Michigan as the fourth quarter gets ready to ramp up. Tune in to FOX to catch the dramatic conclusion.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.