Quick Count: Maryland 50, Purdue 7

• Purdue did virtually nothing well, being outplayed in every aspect of Saturday's game while making mistakes on offense, defense and on special teams.

• As expected, Jalen Neal started for the Boilermakers at left tackle and immediately struggled. The pressure helped stymie an early scoring chance, after Markus Bailey's interception on Maryland's first possession.

And it set the tone. David Blough spent much of the game rolling out of the pocket, either on plays designed to do so or on his own volition. At times, he seemed a little skittish, understandably so with all the pressure, rushing to leave the pocket and rushing his passes. A reason why he completed only 18-of-41 passes for 131 yards, just 3.2 yards per attempt.

During its second drive, Purdue did turn to Cameron Cermin at left tackle, with Neal at right. But that didn't work either, as the pressure kept up. And in the second quarter, Matt McCann came in at right tackle, despite not practicing much this week with an ankle sprain that caused him to miss the last game.

And still, the protection was inadequate.

Blough was sacked six times and pressured countless others. It killed Purdue's offense.

• Maryland finished with 400 yards rushing, blasting the Boilermakers for huge gains out of its zone-read. The Terrapins had rushes of 76, 62, 56, 48 and 30 yards. Ty Johnson alone had 204 yards on only seven carries, averaging a robust 29.1 per attempt.

The Boilermakers frequently did not hit their run fits, particularly at linebacker and in the secondary. And unlike a week ago, they didn't get off blocks nor hold the edge. And they didn't tackle, like on Johnson's 56-yard rush off the Terrapins' own nine-yard-line. Johnson ran through the attempted tackle of Leroy Clark, who couldn't wrap up and saw the RB bounce into the open field.

• Penalties hadn't been a problem for the Boilermakers this season.

But they were on Saturday.

Purdue had seven penalties in the first half, for 56 yards, with them coming in every aspect of the game: Offense, defense and special teams. Two offensive penalties wiped out first downs.

• The Boilermakers finished with 10 yards rushing, thanks to a nonexistent running game and the sack yardage. Markell Jones, who finally had to leave the game in the third quarter after re-injuring the shoulder, had 23 yards on 12 carries.

Purdue got into double-digit rushing yardage only after Elijah Sindelar's 13-yard rush on its final drive.

• The game marked yet another in which Purdue came off a win, felt good about how it had played, only to lose decisively in the next outing.

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