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Maryland loses Tyrrell Pigrome for the year after tearing ACL
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Maryland may have beaten Texas last Saturday, but the Terrapins suffered a major loss while in Austin.
On Tuesday, Roman Stubbs of the Washington Post reported that Maryland starting QB Tyrrell Pigrome suffered a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2017 season.
Maryland QB Tyrrell Pigrome has a torn ACL, will miss the remainder of the season.
— Roman Stubbs (@romanstubbs) September 5, 2017
Pigrome twisted his knee on a run at the end of the third quarter. True freshman Kasim Hill will be the starter in Week 2 when the Terrapins host Towson.
Pigrome performed well in the season opener against Texas, completing 9-of-12 passes for 175 yards and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. Maryland went on to beat the Longhorns 51-41.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB