Maryland began the game with a thud, trailed by 16 points in the third quarter and appeared well on its way to falling out of first place in the Big Ten.
The University of Maryland acknowledged that the football player who died did not receive proper medical care and the school must accept "responsibility."
Maryland has parted ways with its strength and conditioning coach and has acknowledged that "mistakes were made" in the treatment of lineman Jordan McNair.
Maryland won the Big Ten regular season title Sunday, getting a career-high 29 points from Tierney Pfirman in a lopsided 110-77 victory over Minnesota.