Maryland linebacker Trey Reddick on whether the prospect of bowl eligibility gives the locker room an extra push:
"It never really stopped, honestly. I feel like, just with Aazaar [Abdul-Rahim] coming in, the energy just picked up a little bit."
#Terps kicker Sean O’Haire on his game-winning 30 yard field goal: “that’s kind of what I’ve been waiting for. I’ve been playing for a few years now, haven’t got the chance to do that. Yeah, unbelievable”
Game recap from @TrevorAGomes as ten points over the final 2:11 lifted Maryland to its second straight win under Aazaar Abdul-Rahim https://t.co/C3AmgylnOS
HC Aazaar Abdul-Rahim on beating Wisconsin, Cardell Williams, whether he deserves to become Maryland football's permanent head coach & more
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Maryland quarterback Cardell Williams praised Malik Washington's presence on the sideline (even while Washington sat out with an injury).
Williams said he saw and heard Washington nearly every moment of the game, whether the play was good or bad for Maryland.
Aazaar Abdul-Rahim on Maryland's defense today:
"This is one of the first games where I can say the defense was the defense that we envisioned."
Wisconsin totaled 99 passing yards and 102 rushing yards, both the fewest Maryland has allowed to a Power Four opponent this season.
If Wisconsin wins one more big ten game this year…
This win will become Maryland’s first win against a big ten opponent with a better than .500 conference record.
This was also the Terps first home win, not against Rutgers, after Halloween since the firing of Ralph Friedgen.
Cardell Williams final stat line:
- 21/23
- 183 passing yards
- 17 rushing yards on 11 carries
- three total TDs
Ended the day completing his final 19 passes. Last incompletion was at the 8:14 mark in the 1Q
TIE GAME
Cardell Williams connects with TE Preston Howard for a 39 yard TD, the third total TD of the day for Williams
With this completion, Williams has also set the program record with 19 consecutive completions
Final: Maryland 24, Wisconsin 21
This marks the #Terps second straight win vs. Wisconsin and first B1G win streak since Sept 2023
Cardell Williams set the program record with most consecutive completions (19) and completion percentage (91.3%)
Next: @ 18th-ranked USC
@Insideblackgold Wisconsin completed a pass inbounds, which burned a lot of time off the clock.
The Badgers have two seconds left and are at their own 33-yard line. Hail Mary or lateral time.
@Insideblackgold Colton Joseph, Wisconsin's starting quarterback for most of the season, comes in for an injured Ryan Hopkins.
On his first play, Joseph throws an illegal forward pass.
@Insideblackgold O'Haire's field goal is good. Terps take a three-point lead with 29 seconds remaining.
Wisconsin has no timeouts. The game rides on Maryland's defense now.