Film Breakdown: What went wrong against Temple

Sarah Sopher / Testudo Times Against Temple in Week 3, Maryland football looked like a completely different team than it did in the first two games of the season. From struggling to execute in the end zone to disruptive penalties, it wasn’t a pretty showing.

Here’s a closer look at some of what went wrong for the Terps against the Owls.

Overuse of man coverage

Coming into this matchup, Temple was quite excited to see that Maryland was so confident in its man defense through two matchups. Wide receivers Branden Mack and Isaiah Wright are tough to cover with their size and speed, plus other targets on the outside created mismatches across the board for the Terps.

Looking at the first touchdown of…