By: Eddie Hobbs

On a wet and cloudy day in Bowling Green, Ohio, the Maryland Terrapins used a dynamic rushing assail to, eventually, clothing down the Falcons defense. Acting head charabanc Matt Canada entrusted his plethora of running backs with essentially running all over the field, non sticking to only one back in item. Four running backs disrepair a run over 30 yards throughout the 45-fourteen win against Bowling Green.

What goes unnoticed, though, is the way that the experienced Maryland starting offensive line completely dominated over the course of the game. The Terps rushed for 444 yards on Saturday, the about rushing yards since 1999 when Maryland rushed for 445 yards against Virginia. Running lanes don't just open themselves, and it's easy to expect at the eye-popping stats past the Maryland rushers, but let'southward run across how the Terps' O-line fabricated room for the running backs.

On the first play of the game, left tackle Derwin Gray does a dandy chore of using the free energy of Bowling Green's Jonah Harper against him. Harper is trying to go around Grey, and it works to Gray'south advantage as he just takes him completely out of the play. Left guard Sean Christie wins his boxing with Josh Croslen and doesn't let his human being shed him to go to Ty Johnson, resulting in a 17-yard clamper.

On Maryland's next drive, the left side of the line immediately starts to open up a hole as the ball is snapped. Left tackle Derwin Greyness is able to become his easily in on his man and does enough to let Lorenzo Harrison through. Left guard Sean Christie gets his shoulder pad into the interior lineman giving middle Johnny Hashemite kingdom of jordan an opportunity to assist Christie in creating a double team to seal off the hole, letting Harrison go down the sideline for 38 yards.

Early in the 2nd half, Anthony McFarland received a handoff from Hill. Gray is already moving into his second step before Croslen even gets out of his position. Gray's footwork here is something that should be emulated by every offensive tackle. He gets to his homo, immediately turns him and continues to drive him away from McFarland. The hardest task is left for Jordan and right guard Brendan Moore. Offensive line coach Bryan Stinespring is request Moore to move across his man and drive him away from the play, which Moore does very well here. Christie moves to the second level and takes care of Brandon Harris, so McFarland can move through traffic.

Here late in the third quarter, Maryland fakes a jet sweep, which was intended to take the attending of Bowling Green's left edge rusher. Thanks to some shiftiness from Johnson, he makes the tackler miss. Hashemite kingdom of jordan does a nice chore of driving his human being back almost five yards and really clearing the way. Correct tackle Damian Prince moves up to the 2nd level and takes aim at Kholbe Coleman. Johnson is able to gain 32 yards and sets up Maryland at the 6-yard line.

On a touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, Tayon Armada-Davis hits the edge and gets just enough room to run inside the pylon. Prince is able to avoid Roland Walder's try to chop him down and moves to the 2nd level. Prince gets a piece of his human and Fleet-Davis' vision gives him plenty time to bounciness outside. Tight end Avery Edwards' cake hither is the most of import one, every bit he sets the edge for Fleet-Davis' 9-1000 touchdown run.

On Maryland's final touchdown of the evening, Javon Leake takes information technology 36 yards untouched for the easy score. At this bespeak, Maryland inserted its backups, just it must be corking for the coaches to see the backups maintaining the standard prepare by the starters. Center Ellis McKennie stays on his human being long enough for Leake to creep through the pigsty. Right baby-sit Spencer Anderson makes quick work of Karl Brooks to prepare the initial pattern for Leake. Right tackle Tyran Hunt does an incredible chore of getting upward to the 2nd level to let Leake move right by him for an easy score to put the scarlet on top for Maryland.

Maryland ran 18 plays in the fourth quarter and simply attempted one pass in the final period. Further striking home the point of how well the offensive line performed in the running game. The Terps averaged 8.4 yards per deport and picked up 24 commencement downs over the course of the game. Fifty-fifty though this was against a Mid-American Conference opponent, it is promising to encounter considering in one case B1G play comes, controlling the line of scrimmage and holding the majority of possession will be instrumental to winning games.