Quarterback Caleb Rowe makes a throw during Indiana’s 47-28 win over Maryland at Byrd Stadium on Nov. 21, 2015.
Terrapins football interim coach Mike Locksley isn’t sure who’s going to start at quarterback in the Terps’ season finale against Rutgers.
Perry Hills, who’s started seven of the Terps’ 11 games, missed the Indiana game with mononucleosis and is scheduled to undergo further testing today.
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Locksley said Caleb Rowe is out after suffering the concussion. The interim coach added he won’t know if either Rowe or Hills will be available for the Rutgers game until tomorrow.
The pair of redshirt juniors has received the majority of playing time at quarterback this season.
In addition, Locksley said cornerback Will Likely suffered a high-ankle sprain Saturday and will have X-rays today.
NGAKOUE HONORED
Defensive end Yannick Ngakoue was hardly in the mood for celebration in the wake of breaking the program’s single-season sacks record Saturday. After the game, he sat in Glazer Auditorium with his head down, fiddling with his phone as reporters walked around.
“It’s a great thing to look back on, like years down the road,” Ngakoue said. “But at the end of the day, we still have one more game left, and I really want to just win the last game.”
The junior recorded a sack in the first quarter, pushing his season total to 13.5. But the Terps didn’t recognize the accomplishment after the game, as they were more concerned with their eighth consecutive loss.
But during a team meeting yesterday, Ngakoue was honored. After Locksley asked all of the seniors, who had been recognized before their final game at Byrd Stadium, to stand up, he asked the same of Ngakoue.
The record-breaking sack didn’t come without some controversy. With 6:36 left in the first quarter, Ngakoue forced Hoosiers quarterback Nate Sudfeld to fumble, and defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson caught the ball.
Jefferson was initially credited for an interception, but it was later reversed.
“I just kind of waved to the fans and said thank you,” Ngakoue said.