SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 7, 2013
Maryland 47, Old Dominion 10: C.J. Brown threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for two more as the Terrapins rolled over the visiting Monarchs.
Brown completed 14-of-22 passes for 275 yards while Brandon Ross rushed for 149 and a score as Maryland (2-0) topped the 40-point mark for the second straight week. Stefon Diggs caught six passes for a career-high 179 yards and a touchdown for the Terrapins.
Old Dominion quarterback Taylor Heinicke, who threw for 44 touchdowns last year, was picked off three times in the first half and finished 18-for-34 for 166 yards. The Monarchs (0-2), who are transitioning to FBS competition, had scored at least 30 points in each of their previous eight games.
Jarod Brownกฏs 35-yard field goal tied the game for Old Dominion with 7:55 left in the first quarter before Maryland ran off 28 unanswered points for a 31-3 halftime lead. Ross ran for 126 of his yards in the opening half, including a 5-yard touchdown run that gave the Terrapins the lead for good.
Brown scored on a 5-yard run with 2:58 left in the first quarter and threw a 41-yard scoring strike to Diggs midway through the second. Albert Reid scored on a 27-yard run with 1:33 remaining in the second as Maryland came away with points on five of six possessions and totaled 392 yards in the first half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Maryland is 2-0 for just the third time in six seasons and has amassed 1,164 yards in the first two contests. กญ Old Dominion WR Larry Pinkard caught seven passes for 96 yards after grabbing eight for 92 in the season-opening 52-38 loss at East Carolina last week. กญ Maryland freshman DB William Likely had 11 tackles and ran a kick back 43 yards.