COLLEGE PARK — Michael Locksley isn’t above gambling on the football field. But playing it safe also has its risks as the Maryland coach was reminded Saturday night after a stunning 24-20 collapse to Washington at SECU Stadium.

Nursing a 20-17 lead midway through the fourth quarter, the Terps were forced to punt on fourth-and-8 from their own 40-yard line. Shortly after redshirt junior punter Bryce McFerson booted the ball, Huskies freshman linebacker Devin Hyde collided with McFerson, inducing two penalty flags.

But officials determined that Hyde was not guilty of a roughing-the-kicker infraction, which would have yielded a 15-yard gain and a first down. Instead, he was cited for running into the kicker, which is a 5-yard penalty and would have left Maryland facing fourth-and-3 at their

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