With under seven minutes left in the third quarter of the Maryland football team’s 38-14 loss to Penn State last week, the Terps elected to go for it on fourth-and-2 from the Penn State 22-yard line.
A 44-yard run by Lorenzo Harrison got the Terps into enemy territory at a crucial juncture in the game. The Nittany Lions were only up 10, but were operating smoothly on offense during their previous drive before Will Likely stripped Saquon Barkley in the red zone. If Maryland was going to get back in the game, this was the time to do it.