Maryland football suffers 3rd straight loss, 20-17
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UCLA extends its turnaround, beating Maryland 20-17 with 3 late scoring drives led by Nico Iamaleava
Mateen Bhaghani kicked a 23-yard field goal with two seconds to play, and UCLA beat Maryland 20-17 to extend its improbable season turnaround with its third consecutive victory.
UCLA kicker Mateen Bhaghani iced the game with a 23-yarder to push his Bruins on top. The game-winning drive started at their own 27-yard line with 35 seconds remaining, and a 35-yard Anthony Frias II run put the Bruins in field goal position.
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Cornerback Jamare Glasker intercepted UCLA (3-4, 3-1 Big Ten) quarterback Nico Iamaleava in the third quarter and returned it eight yards for a score. Maryland picked off the sophomore twice and boasts 14 interceptions this season after snagging only nine last year. The Terps’ plus-11 turnover differential ranks atop FBS schools.
Maryland suffers a heartbreaking 20-17 loss to UCLA, surrendering three late scoring drives led by Nico Iamaleava.
UCLA's midseason turnaround continued Saturday with a 20-17 walk-off win over Maryland. And at the center of that was quarterback Nico Iamaleava, who overcame a scary-looking injury to lead the Bruins on a game-winning drive.
Nico Iamaleava helped lead a game-winning drive in UCLA's win vs Maryland. He was injured in the fourth quarter before returning.
According to the NFL rulebook, the final touchdown that put the San Francisco 49ers up two possessions to all but secure their win over the Atlanta Falcons was illegal. Rule 12-1-4 states under the article for assisting the runner, "No offensive player may pull a runner in any direction at any time."
Maryland Terrapins football coach Mike Locksley may be safe from firing because of how competitive the job market is this hiring cycle.