Story By: Andrew Lang
Photos By: Sol Tucker
College Park, MD–
At the start of the game against Villanova, the Terps had huge odds in their favor against Villanova, by the end of the game, it wasn’t a blow-out margin as predicted, but it was a 38-20 victory over the Wildcats that kept the Terps rolling in non-conference games.
The big difference for the Terps today was again the dominant play of receiver Tai Felton, who just seems to be blowing by defenders he has seen so far this season.
“I just view myself as a dominant player,” said Felton, who has 604 receiving yards and four TDs through four games of his senior season. “I do it for the team. These guys inspire me to be great every day.”
Felton has picked up a ton of confidence from Quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. who has settled in after the loss to Michigan State two weeks ago.
“Me and Tai for sure, but definitely me and a lot of the receivers, we’ve developed that trust pretty quickly,” Edwards said. “Where I know if they’re 1-on-1 on an island, I can throw the ball up and give them a chance.”
Edwards completed 28 of 32 passes for a career-high 328 yards and two TDs.
For the Wildcats out of the CAA, they really struggled the entire first half of the game to find any offensive combination that worked to help get them into the red zone. They failed to get on the board in the first half and had two calls that resulted in reversing a score and a blocked field goal in the first half sending the Terps into the locker room with a commanding 24-0 lead.
Maryland’s defense held Villanova to just 156 yards passing
In its final non-conference game and only matchup against FCS opposition, Maryland (3-1) outgained Villanova 326-51 in the first two quarters.
Next up for the Terps is road trip to Indiana to face the Hoosiers September 28th.
