NASHVILLE — With its record-setting starter unavailable, the Maryland football team got a lengthy look at its potential future at quarterback in Saturday’s Music City Bowl. Billy Edwards Jr.’s audition went about as smoothly as Terrapins Coach Michael Locksley could have scripted in the early stages, included some hiccups later and culminated in a 31-13 triumph over Auburn at Nissan Stadium.
The redshirt sophomore and heir apparent to Taulia Tagovailoa, the Big Ten’s all-time leader in passing, accounted for 176 yards of total offense, although he completed just 6 of 20 passes, and directed touchdowns on his first two series to help Maryland (8-5) to a third straight bowl victory in consecutive years for the first time.