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Maryland holds on to beat Indiana, 42-39, to break three-game losing streak
The victory might not have completely reignited the hopes for Maryland (4-4, 2-3 Big Ten) to go to a second straight bowl game under coach DJ Durkin, but a victory next Saturday at Rutgers would put the Terps on the brink of bowl eligibility. The loss kept Indiana (3-5, 0-5) at the bottom of the Big Ten East. Changing the storyline A year ago, the Terps saw a 4-0 start unravel a little when they lost at Penn State and to Minnesota on homecoming day, then revived themselves with a home win over Michigan State. While the record isn’t the same, the end result is. It will take a little pressure off Maryland going into its game in Piscataway. N.J. Asked how vital a victory was in light of the losing streak his team took into Maryland Stadium, Durkin said, “It’s huge. You’ve got to find a way to get the first one. I talked to our guys about it. You’ve got to go find a way to get it. It’s hard, when you get in that slump. The difference between winning and losing is very small. Sometimes when you’re on the losing end of it, it seems almost insurmountable. You’ve got to make your own breaks. You’ve got to find a way [to win] and that’s what we did today. When you do that, hopefully you get it swinging your way. You build on that and now you’re on the [good side] of it.” Said senior defensive end Chandler Burkett, “It’s major. You can have a storyline where you lose this game, lose a couple of others, but you rally this game, get the team back focused, get the mind in the right p
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