The Diamondback Sports Digest: Maryland football snaps 413-day Big Ten losing streak

Welcome to The Diamondback Sports Digest, your weekly all-access pass to everything Maryland athletics. The streak is finally over. Football’s 34-29 road win over Purdue on Saturday marked the Terps’ first conference win in 413 days. Interim coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahim, in just his second game at the helm after Michael Locksley’s Oct. 21 firing, was carried across the field at Ross-Ade Stadium on his players’ shoulders. Abdul-Rahim said his goal was to get the Terps to love football again. Despite their 1-5 Big Ten record, he seems to have already achieved it. Keep reading for more on the long-awaited victory, plus a look into the mindset of the player who sealed Saturday’s win. Our Pick of the Week: Wyoming transfer Chris Durr Jr. leads the Terps in catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. As a sixth grader, he was pictured on a Nike billboard with LeBron James after Durr went viral for a one-handed catch. “He don’t talk about that,” his father, Chris Durr Sr., said.

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