The Terps have been unable to contain Steve Slaton.
4TH QUARTER
11:11 pm
Final score 45-24. This one was over long ago. Thank you for joining us tonight. Be sure to check back next Saturday when the Terps take on Florida International.
11:06 pm
Deep in the Mountaineers zone the Terps convert on fourth down. 1st and goal from the 14. They could make the score look closer than what the game was.
10:45 pm
On a weird play that went off the hands of a West Virginia defender, the Terps found a way to score on a desperation pass.
Drive summary:
5 plays 66-yards 1:47
Hollenbach to Williams on a 35-yard TD pass
10:30 pm
Terps fail on 4th and 8. West Virginia ball with 12:05 to go in the game. Here are stats for the game through the 3rd:
Rushing yards: MD – 98, WVU – 304
Passing yards: MD – 120, WVU – 43
Total yards: MD – 218, WVU – 347
Turnovers: MD – 5, WVU – 1
3RD QUARTER
10:15pm
Another big run that added to another big drive. After Slaton took another long run, West Virginia went for it on 4th and goal from the 2 yard-line and converted on a QB bootleg scramble..
Drive Summary:
7 plays 90-yards 3:05
White 1 yard TD run.
10:07 pm
The teams exchange punts. West Virginia has the ball again at their own 10. The Terps’ offense showed some promise with a few first downs, but ultimately stalled at midfield.
9:58 pm
Lance Ball scampers for an 11-yard touchdown run. Terps cut the lead to 21.
Drive Summary:
2 plays 16-yards 1:00
Ball 11-yard TD run
9:55 pm
Play stands but WVU fumbled it right back. The Terps are in prime scoring position.
9:49 pm
Long pass from Hollenbach picked off at the 12. It looked like Heyward-Bay might have pulled it out of cornerback Antonio Lewis’ hands. Play is being reviewed.
9:48 pm
Start of the second half. Let us recap, the Terps are being walloped 38-10. The Terps start with a ball and look to be running a no-huddle offense.
Here are the halftime stats.
Rushing yards: MD – 53, WVU – 213
Passing yards: MD – 83, WVU – 43
Total yards: MD – 136, WVU – 256
Turnovers: MD – 4, WVU – 0
2ND QUARTER
9:23 pm
The Terps end the half with a hitch-pitch and fumble. A fitting end to an awful half.
9:17 pm
Another immediate Mountaineer response. 96-yard kick return for a TD on the ensuing kickoff. Will the fans stay for the second half?
Drive Summary:
96-yards
Reynaud 96-yard kick return for a touchdown.
9:16 pm
Terps missed on a 3rd and 9 from WVU’s 11-yard line, Haynos dropped a short pass. The Terps were forced to settle for a field goal.
Drive Summary:
11 plays 64-yards 2:19
Ennis 28-yard field goal
9:04 pm
After a slew of penalties and a 4th and 32, the Terps force the Mountaineers to punt for the first time tonight. They will start a drive at the 25-yard line with 3:08 to go in the half. They need to score here because they will get the ball after half — that is the only possible way the Terps can make this game anywhere near to close.
8:59 pm
Josh Wilson fumbled the kickoff after returning it from five yards deep in the endzone. Mountaineer ball at the 30.
8:55 pm
West Virginia field goal. The 3-points so far in this quarter are much better than the 28 points in the first, which, by the way, is the highest total of points a Friedgen coached team has ever allowed in a quarter.
Drive Summary:
7 plays 53-yards 3:37
Pat McAfee kicked a 29-yard field goal.
8:46 pm
Touchdown Terps. Hollenbach hit a wide open Joey Haynos for a 7-yard TD Pass.
Drive Summary:
15 plays 80-yards 6:39.
Haynos 7-yard TD reception.
8:43 pm
Lance Ball is stuffed on a third down at the 10-yard line in WVU’s end. The Terps go for it on fourth down and this time Ball gets it. Terps are threatening for the first time today.
8:35 pm
Some first quarter stats:
Rushing yards: MD – 44, WVU – 193
Passing yards: MD – 19, WVU – 37
Total yards: MD – 63, WVU – 230
Turnovers: MD – 2, WVU – 0
WVU RB Steve Slaton 8 carries for 149 yards and 2 TDs
1ST QUARTER
8:30 pm
Slaton fumbled from the two into the endzone. The Mountaineers recovered for the TD, but the play is being reviewed.
Play stands. Touchdown, again. It is not even the second quarter yet.
Drive Summary:
2 plays 54-yards 36 seconds.
Brad McAfee TD recovery in the endzone.
8:21 pm
Hollenbach interception. Things are getting even uglier.
8:17 pm
The name Steve Slaton is probably the only one in the Fridge’s mind right now. The running back made a cut to his left, then his right, broke a few tackles and then danced all the way to the house. The run was 37 yards.
Drive Summary:
10 plays 96-yard 4:42
Slaton 37-td run
8:07
After a Lance Ball broke through and made a few big runs, Sam Hollenbach missed two passes and the Terps’ drive stalled at about midfield. Adam Podlesh sent a punt down to the four-yard line.
8:01 pm
West Virgina scores again. This time on a run-pass option. Patrick White passed the ball to Darius Reynaud who caught it in the middle of the endzone.
Drive Summary:
3 plays 11-yards 1:32
5 yd TD Pass White to Reynaud.
7:56 pm
On the ensuing kickoff the Terps tried some razzle dazzle. Josh Wilson tried to hand a reverse to Darius Bay. FUMBLE. West Virgina recovers at the 11 yard line.
7:55pm
After running the ball at will on the Terps for couple of plays, Slaton took the ball 38 yards and scored. On the run he shook Wimbush out of his shoes and dashed to the endzone. That gives Slaton 56 yards and 1 TD so far.
Drive Summary:
6 plays 69-yards 3:17
Slaton 38-yd TD run.
7:50 pm
It looked as if Steve Slaton fumbled the ball and the Terps recovered. Following a few Terp cheers the ruling on the field was called down by contact. Still Mountaineer ball.
7:49 pm
Obi Egekeze kicked to Vaughn Rivers who returned the kick 26 yards to the the 31 yard-line.
7:42 pm
We’re about two minutes away from kickoff. The flashbulbs buzzed as the Mountaineers stormed the field. It followed with a storm of boos for the Terps. The gametime conditions are: Temperature 68 degrees. The winds from the southwest at 5-6 mph.
The Terps won the toss and deferred to the second half.
Posted 7:20 pm
Welcome the The Diamondback’s coverage of Terp football. Tonight the Terps set to face No. 5-ranked West Virginia on Thursday night football. Both teams are warming up right now as we are about 30 minutes away from the action. The Terps are wearing all white and the Mountaineers are in blue and yellow. The student section on the upper deck is full of yellow and there is only a smattering of Terp red throughout the stadium.
Posted 4:50 pm
The Terps (2-0) and West Virginia Mountaineers (2-0) will square off tonight at 7:45 from Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, W. Va.
The Diamondback will have continuous live updates from the game. As the game progresses, e-mail me at bmanndbk@gmail.com with questions and/or comments.
Pregame Notes:
– The all-time series is tied 21-21-2. In the team’s most recent meeting, the Terps fell to the Mountaineers 31-19.
– This will be the last time these two teams meet in the regular season for at least two seasons. In 2007 and 2008, Maryland has scheduled a home-and-home series with California.
– Ralph Friedgen is 4-2 against Rich Rodriguez since taking over as head coach of the Terps. The two teams met in the 2003 Gator Bowl, where the Terps crushed West Virginia 41-7.
– West Virginia’s running back, Steve Slaton, was originally committed to play at Maryland. However, Friedgen rescinded the offer because he had too many running backs. Slaton has 308 yards and four touchdowns on only 41 carries so far.
