No. 1 Ohio State struggles then shakes off Maryland 49-28

Still unbeaten, still underwhelming. Ohio State didn’t do much to quiet the critics who argue it shouldn’t be No. 1. Cardale Jones threw two touchdown passes, J.T. Barrett scored three times and the top-ranked Buckeyes, who haven’t met enormous expectations this season, pulled away in the second half for a 49-28 win over Maryland on Saturday. Ezekiel Elliott had two touchdowns for the Buckeyes (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten), who were tied 21-21 in the third quarter before shaking free of the Terrapins (2-4, 0-2) and extending the nation’s longest winning streak to 19. Ohio State has won 26 straight regular-season conference games, but again struggled against a huge underdog. Ohio State coach Urban Meyer juggled his quarterbacks, using Jones to start drives and Barrett to finish them. Jones threw a 19-yard TD pass to Braxton Miller and connected on a 48-yarder to Jalin Marshall. Outscored 73-6 the past two weeks, the Terrapins put up a fight amid speculation about coach Randy Edsall’s future. Maryland quarterback Perry Hills ran for 170 yards and two TDs. …

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