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Michigan dupes Maryland on kickoff return for TD

Michigan pulled off a trick play for a TD on a Maryland kickoff

Michigan must have felt Maryland was about to make a game of it Saturday in Big Ten play.

The only explanation why you would use this trick play against a mediocre foe when you could have left it in the bag for Ohio State.

Either way, the Wolverines fooled the Terrapins and got a touchdown as Michael Barrett plucked the pooch kick.

He then executed the backward pass to perfection,  finding A.J. Henning on the other side of the field.

The sophomore wide receiver caught the ball and took off, racing 79 yards untouched to the end zone.

After the PAT it was 38-16 in the third quarter.

Watch: Another Tagovailoa puts on stunning show at quarterback

Tua Tagovailoa’s little brother, Taulia, put on quite a show as Maryland stunned Minnesota.

Tua Tagovailoa has a high bar — -a nearly impossible one — to earn family honors for this week.

His brother, Taulia Tagovailoa, led Maryland to an astounding 45-44 overtime victory over Minnesota on Friday. Taulia Tagovailoa is a sophomore and the younger brother of Tua, who will make his first NFL start Sunday for the Miami Dolphins against the Los Angeles Rams.

Taulia was 26-of-35 for 394 yards and three touchdown passes in the victory that saw the Terps overcome a 38-21 deficit in the fourth quarter.

Tagovailoa capped the winning drive in overtime, stretching to touch the pylon with the football. He had eight carries for 64 yards and a pair of rushing TDs.

Minnesota scored in overtime but its kicker pushed the PAT wide right and Maryland had its first victory of the season against one loss.

Overall, Tagovailoa accounted for 458 yards of total offense and five touchdowns.

Taulia Tagovailoa is a transfer at Maryland from Alabama.

 

 

Alabama QB Taulia Togovailoa makes transfer decision

Yesterday, Alabama football QB Taulia Tagovailoa announced on Twitter where he’ll attend in the fall. Details here

Alabama sophomore quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa, the younger brother of Crimson Tide legend Tua, has decided to transfer to Maryland.

Tagovailoa entered the transfer portal on May 8, per Matt Zenitz of AL.com, and posted his official statement declaring his signing with the Terps on Twitter yesterday.

Alabama still looks to be in good hands, though, with Mac Jones returning as a red-shirt junior. He was chosen to take the field over Taulia when his brother went down with the hip injury last season.

Why Maryland, though? The Terps went 3-9 last season, 1-8 in the Big 10, but head coach Michael Locksley spent three years under Nick Saban at Alabama before taking the Maryland job in 2018. It seems he still has some connections in Tuscaloosa.

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