Bowl roundup \ Tuesday’s game

Maryland 42, Nevada 35

BOISE, Idaho — Da’Rel Scott got out of the doghouse in time to run over Nevada. Benched for 2 1/2 quarters after breaking curfew, Scott ran for 174 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns in 14 carries and Maryland held off the Wolf Pack in the Humanitarian Bowl. Scott’s 49-yard touchdown sprint early in the fourth quarter broke a 28-all tie and his 2-yard TD gallop but the Terps up 14 points. Scott was one of seven Terrapins benched by coach Ralph Friedgen for curfew violations. He didn’t get to play on the famous blue turf here until early in the third quarter and didn’t touch the ball until the 5:55 mark of the third. Once he got going, he couldn’t be stopped. On a second-and-7 early in the fourth quarter, he broke through the Nevada line for the 49-yard score to put the Terps (8-5) up 35-28 with 12:21 left. He became the seventh running back in Maryland history to top 1,000 yards for the season. Scott and the Terps were able to overcome Nevada’s potent “pistol” offense, which misfired early but came alive in the second half despite quarterback Colin Kaepernick playing with a sprained right ankle. Kaepernick was injured while being sacked late in the first half and moved the rest of the game with a noticeable limp.

Associated Press