June 16, 2026

Maryland football comes up short vs. Ohio State in overtime, 52-51

Maryland football nearly shocked the college football world on Saturday, but instead fell in overtime to No. 9 Ohio State, 52-51. After the unlikeliest of afternoons saw the game heading to overtime tied at 45, the Buckeyes got the ball first in the extra period, and quarterback Dwayne Haskins found the end zone on a five-yard rush for his sixth total touchdown of the day. Anthony McFarland extended the overtime on the very next play with a 24-yard rush, to set up a one-yard Tayon Fleet-Davis score to make it 52-51. Interim head coach Matt Canada went for the win, but a Tyrrell Pigrome missed Jeshaun Jones in the end zone to conclude a crazy afternoon of football. It took McFarland just a half to break the freshman record for single game rushing yards he set just a week earlier, finishing with 298 yards on 21 carries with two scores.…

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