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MD at FIU 07
Here at FIU, or the Orange Bowl this year, as FIU's stadium is under renovations. The Cyber Terps and real Terps are both 1-0. They are talking about Isaiah Gardner, and Corso Dons the Testudo Mascot head. FIU is set to kickoff. Kick is returned out to the 33. Steffy drops back and it is incomplete. Lattimore tries to take it outside and stopped for a loss of two. Steffy drops back and it is picked off by Mike Dominquez. Sack by Philistin on Wayne Younger. Younger is flushed from the pocket and throws across the field and it is dropped. Younger throws deep but it is incomplete. Holding was called, but declined by the Terps. Here comes a punt from the 43. Varner calls for a fair catch at the 12. Lattimore up the middle to the 15. Lattimore breaks one tackle going left and is able to get out to the 35 for a gain of 20. A little trick play gets 2. Handoff to Lattimore and a pitch to Jackson. Pitch to Lattimore on 2nd gets nothing. Pitch right to Lattimore and he breaks a couple for a first down to the 46. Jackson up the middle for about 15 to the 37. Lattimore up the middle for 4. Lattimore goes left and gets another first with a gain of 11. Steffy goes to the end zone for Oquendo, and it is incomplete. Ball on the 22, Steffy drops back, throws left and hits Adrian Cannon who tip toes down the sideline and into the end zone. Egekeze's XP is good. Kickoff returned to the 31. Fumble on a hit from Philistin, but FIU recovers. Younger is forced from the pocket and picks up 7. 3rd and 11, Younger takes off again, is popped by Henderson, and Gardner recovers at the 24. Lattimore spins his way up the middle for 3 as the quarter expires. Steffy steps up under pressure and hit Heyward-Bey down to the 4. Give to Jackson, who pounds it down to the inch line. Lattimore gets the give and gets in. Egekeze on for the XP and it is goot! 14-0, with 4:25 left in the half. Roberts to kick. The ball is taken out to the 28. Younger completes the first down pass to Solomon. On first down from their own 47, Younger looks deep and it is OB. Handoff to Julian Reams and he leveled by Henderson. Feliciano gets in for a sack on the next play and Younger is hurt. Punt team on, and Oquendo returns it out to the 22, Oquendo catches a nice throw from Steffy and he gets a first to the 35. Give is to Hey-Bey who was in motion for a gain of 8. Lattimore stopped for a loss of 2. 3rd and 4, Steffy fakes the handoff, and takes off for a loss of one. Travis Baltz on to punt from the 40. Fair Catch called for at the 20. Younger is back and hits a back for a gain of 5. Younger hits Solomon for 6, and a first. Younger up the middle and he is dropped by Barnes after a gain of 9. Pass incomplete on second. Younger dumps it off for another first down. 45 seconds left. Incompletion as Younger was hit as he threw. TE Moses Hinton is hurt on the play. 3rd and 10, Younger completes another pass for a first with 36 seconds left. Drop by Solomon. Younger's pass is picked by JJ Justice with 27 seconds. Steffy hits Hey-Bey to the 32. Steffy hits Oquendo, for a gain of two. TO MD. Steffy hits Oquendo for a first. Steffy is picked with 2 seconds left, and is injured on the play. TE Hinton is out for the season by the way. Completion to the 40 as the half expires. The real question is how serious is Steffy's injury. 14-0 Roberts set to kick. The kickoff is returned to the 29. Tackle in the backfield for a loss of two by Jeremy Navarre. I missed Steffy's injury update, natch. Stay tuned. 3rd and 11, and Younger again drilled as he throws. The zebra's say incomplete. I say fumble. The punt is away, and Oquendo returns it out to the 40. Turner under center, and his first pass is incomplete. Lattimore meets a brick wall, but does manage to gain one. Turner is sacked. Baltz on to punt. Punt is away and covered nicely by Oquendo. Sack by Navarre. 2nd and 18, Younger over throws his receiver. 3rd down, Younger goes deep to John Houston Whiddon for a 51 yard gain. Ball on the 32. Dre Moore with a tfl. Younger forced out and he fumbles. Varner recovers at the 39. Lattimore for one yard. Turner give to Lattimore again, for one more yard. 3rd and 8, Screen to Oquendo, gains 6, 4th and 2, on the 47, and Baltz to punt. FIU fair catches at the 22. Younger deep again and an incredible catch by Solomon for 47 along the sideline. Fridge is challenging the catch, and it stands. 15 seconds left in the quarter. Pass to Solomon for about 5. The 3rd quarter comes to an end. 14-0 MD still. 2nd and 4, and a sack by Dre Moore. 3rd and 7, give to Reams and no gain. Going for it on 4th and 10, and it is complete, however the receiver steps out before the stick! MD takes over at the 24, give to Lattimore, one yard. Turner still under center. Turner is sacked, but there is a flag for holding, penalty declined. 3rd and 16. Turner throws, and it is incomplete. Baltz to punt again. 3:16 to go, ball returned to the 45. Pass is dropped on first down. Younger takes off right and gains 5. Younger throw, it is tipped and intercepted by Adrian Moten who returns it 57 yards for a TD. Egekeze on and it is good. 21-0 with 2:33 left. Roberts to kick off, taken from the 10 to the 30. Sack by Henderson. 2nd and 14, Sack by Philistin. 1:50 and counting. Younger is crushed as he tries to throw and Gardner picks up the fumble and returns it to for a TD. 28-0 with 1:39 left. Kick is returned to the 26. Sack by Mack Frost. 2nd and 16, incomplete. Philistin is named POG with 6 tackles, 4 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles. 4th and 11, FIU to punt. Ball returned to the 38. Ball gets a carry and gets nothing. 37 and counting. Ball gains 4. 12 and counting, and that should do it. 28-0. Lets hope that certain little injury doesn't come to fruition! |