No. 1 Ohio State faces beleaguered Maryland

Updated Oct 9, 2015 at 12:14p ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State thinks it has problems with turnovers, red zone woes and penalties, but the defending national champions are undefeated and looking pretty good compared to Maryland. Maryland has lost its past two games to West Virginia and Michigan by a combined 73-6 score and is nearly a five-touchdown underdog against the Buckeyes. Maryland coach Randy Edsall is under pressure. The university issued a statement Thursday saying, ”Randy Edsall is our head football coach and he’ll be on the sidelines Saturday against Ohio State.” Edsall must decide whether Daxx Garman, Perry Hills or Caleb Rowe will be the starting quarterback for the Terrapins (2-3, 0-1 Big Ten). ”We’ll know that when we take the field on Saturday,” Edsall said. Hills started the first two games before Rowe made the next three starts, including a 28-0 loss to Michigan in which Maryland had 105 total yards. Rowe has completed 44 percent of his passes and has thrown for four touchdowns and 12 interceptions. The Terrapins have been intercepted 15 times in all. Although Maryland was throttled by Michigan, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has a different perspective on the Terrapins. ”They were down 6-0 at halftime to our rival,” he said. ”They play really hard. I see exceptional athletes at the offensive skill positions, exceptional athletes on the defense. …

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