He came into Maryland’s eighth game of the season with a total of seven catches for 61 yards and two touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Carlos Carriere had one of the most unexpected performances of Maryland’s season.

The Terps put on a performance that was just good enough, clinching the 38-35 win to snap their skid. Head coach Michael Locksley has consistently been preaching a “next man up” mentality all season long, and with Maryland entering last Saturday’s game with a 4-3 record against the Hoosiers, Locksley finally got what he has been waiting for. and junior Jeshaun Jones, were ruled out for the remainder of 2021 last month. Two of Maryland’s best wide receivers to start the season, senior Dontay Demus Jr. The Terps’ defense has taken its fair share of hits with the secondary being injury-ridden since the beginning of October and the banged-up linebackers corps still making its way back to full strength heading into the late stretch of the season. Injuries had derailed the Terps after their perfect 4-0 start in 2021, with many players going down with injuries on both sides of the ball. The program was in the midst of a three-game losing streak, the defense had been porous over the last few weeks and the offense hadn’t scored more than 17 points dating back to Sept. Maryland football needed a few surprise breakout performances last Saturday against Indiana, and for good reason.

Fallout 4 long road ahead