BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Peyton Ramsey threw two touchdown passes, Logan Justus made the go-ahead field goal with 2:32 left and the Indiana Hoosiers recovered a fumble in the final minute Saturday to preserve a 34-32 victory over Maryland. The Hoosiers (5-5, 2-5 Big Ten) ended a four-game losing streak and kept their bowl hopes alive with the victory. Anthony McFarland rushed for a career-high 210 yards in relief of the injured Ty Johnson but the Terrapins postseason plans took a big hit with their third consecutive road loss. Maryland (5-5, 3-4) had a chance to rally for the winning score after Justus’ 42-yard field goal gave the Hoosiers a 34-32 lead. But backup quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome lost the ball on a sack near midfield with 52 seconds left and Nile Sykes recovered the fumble for Indiana. It sure wasn’t easy. The Hoosiers appeared to be cruising when Justus’ 23-yard field goal made it 31-15 midway through the third quarter. Maryland charged back quickly. Javon Leake returned the kickoff 47 yards then scooted right and sprinted 27 yards down the sideline for a touchdown. Pigrome’s 2-point conversion pass to McFarland made it 31-23. The Terrapins cut the deficit to 31-26 on a Joseph Petrino’s 39-yard field goal early in the fourth and retook the lead when Pigrome hooked up with Jeshaun Jones on a 15-yard TD pass with 4:54 to go. But the conversion run came up short. Scott then broke through for a 27-yard run on Indiana’s next play to… [Read full story]
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