Maryland football picked up a huge opening win on Saturday behind strong play from its quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa who began his second year in College Park. The junior went 26-for-36 on passing for 332 yards and three touchdowns.
While Tagovailoa looked much improved to open up year two under head coach Michael Locksley, he had a hoist of help from perhaps the best wide receiver duo in the Big Ten in Dontay Demus Jr. and Rakim Jarrett. They each caught six passes, had 133 and 122 yards, respectively, and each caught one touchdown.
While the prolific offense was the headline coming into the season and certainly shined in week one, the defense came to play as well.