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Rapid Reaction: Maryland torches FAU with electric outing from Malik Washington
By Chris Wright
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The No. 5 overall quarterback prospect in the Class of 2025 just put on a show.
Maryland head coach Mike Locksley told reporters that he was going to let true freshman Malik Washington loose, and that’s just what happened. Washington threw for 258 yards with 3 touchdowns and led the Terrapins to a 39-7 win over the FAU Owls.
Most of that production came in the first half. Washington threw for 200 yards with all 3 touchdowns coming across the first 30 minutes, having completed 21 of his 33 attempts. But admittedly, the Terrapins did take a bit to get going.
The first score of the game actually came on defense. Daniel Wingate stepped in front of a Caden Veltkamp pass and returned it to the house for six.
Then Washington got going. He found Dorian Fleming and Kaleb Webb for back-to-back touchdowns to put the game out of reach early. For good measure, he found Knotts for another score the following drive, putting the cherry on top of a 33-7 lead for Maryland at the half.
Maryland 39, FAU 7
Here’s the Maryland-FAU box score (use the dropdown menu to select team or player stats), followed by the complete play-by-play:
Malik Washington vs Caden Veltkamp
A statistical breakdown of how Maryland’s Malik Washington outperformed FAU counterpart Caden Veltkamp and Zach Gibson: