The Maryland football team lost at Penn State, 38-3, to finish 5-7 and fall short of bowl eligibility. Here are five takeaways from the loss:
1. The Terps probably emptied the tank against Ohio State Nov. 17.
Maryland exchanged body blows with Ohio State in College Park, Md., Nov. 17, taking a top-10 Buckeyes team to overtime before falling in heartbreaking fashion. It was the second straight week the Terps had come up barely short of clinching bowl eligibility; they lost, 34-32, at Indiana Nov. 10, in a game that came down to the final possession.
