A season that began with championship aspirations spiraled further into free fall Saturday when the Maryland football team lost, 51-15, to visiting Penn State, leaving the Terrapins still in need of another win to secure bowl eligibility amid a slide that entered its second month. In dropping a fourth consecutive game, the Terrapins (5-4, 2-4 Big Ten) finished with minus-49 yards rushing, committed four turnovers, yielded six sacks and never came close to threatening at SECU Stadium, where mostly Nittany Lions faithful clad in white remained in the twilight to witness the closing minutes. “They were able to have their way with us today,” Maryland Coach Michael Locksley said after his team’s most lopsided result of the year. “Obviously, we struggled to run the ball today. Give some credit to Penn State’s front. They are as advertised, but I don’t think they’re 51-15 better. I don’t think we played to…
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