Taulia Tagovailoa still has room to grow.

Tagovailoa’s performance against the Buckeyes was nothing like his five-interception night against Iowa. Despite missing Demus and Jones and facing constant pressure from Ohio State’s defensive line, Tagovailoa was solid through three quarters.

Tagovailoa, the brother of former Alabama star and Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, led an impressive scoring drive in the second quarter that resulted in a 7-yard touchdown pass to senior receiver Carlos Carriere.

In the fourth quarter, however, Tagovailoa reverted back to his bad habit of forcing throws. With the Terps facing a third-and-26, Tagovailoa threw an interception to Ohio State’s Craig Young. On Maryland’s following drive, Tagovailoa threw another pick to Young, who returned the ball for a 70-yard touchdown with three minutes remaining in the game.

Locksley said Tagovailoa should’ve handed the ball off instead of forcing a throw that led to the pick-six. Locksley wants Tagovailoa to learn how to take what the defense gives him and understands those mistakes will help him grow as a quarterback.

“For three quarters, he played like the type of quarterback he knows he can be,” Locksley said. “I just would have loved for him to have finished the game making the great decisions, not forcing it, and trying to be competitive. We were trying to win the fourth quarter and that’s not what you do in that position.”