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Maryland (high = 46, low = 97) is next up at #68, the 3rd lowest ranked team in the B1G. Mike Locksley enters his 7th season in charge of the Terrapins on one of the hottest seats in the conference as they look to rebound from a pretty disastrous 2024 where the only thing that kept them out of the winless basement was a stunning 14 point comeback victory over USC, losing 8 conference games for the first time since Locksley’s first full season in charge.
Roster outlook
The Terrapins rank 85th nationally, and 12th in the B1G in returning production, with a little more productivity returning on defense (71st) than offense (89th). Starting QB Billy Edwards, Jr. transferred to Wisconsin (who just happens to host Maryland in their B1G opener), starting RB and leading rusher Roman Hemby transferred to Indiana (yes, the Hoosiers are also on the schedule) and their 3 leading receivers (WRs Kaden Prather and Tai Felton are now in the NFL, starting TE Dylan Wade transferred to UCF) are all gone on offense, while leading tackler Ruben Hyppolite (Chicago Bears) and sack leader Caleb Weatland (Auburn) are also gone. Locksley actually did as well as a coach on the hot seat can do, finishing with the #25 recruiting class nationally (8th in the B1G) and 34th best portal class (10th in the B1G) to have the 30th best overall class coming in. They’re hoping former UCLA backup QB Justyn Martin will be able to come in and lead the team (and they better pray, because they’re counting on true freshman 4* Malik Washington to be his backup), with a couple of P4 transfer WRs (Jalil Farooq, Oklahoma and Kaleb Webb, Tennessee) to save Locksley’s job.
Schedule and outlook
3 of Maryland’s 4 wins last season came from outside the B1G, and their OOC schedule this year (FAU, Northern Illinois and Towson) should give them some time to get things together prior to the season’s start, where as mentioned above they go to Madison to face a Wisconsin team that has their old QB, but will be coming directly off a trip to Tuscaloosa. Honestly, this schedule definitely is set up for just about any outcome. The Terps only play 3 conference games against teams that finished with winning conference records (Indiana, Michigan and @ Illinois), only one long road trip (@ UCLA) and a slew of games against teams in the bottom of the B1G (Washington, Nebraska, @ Rutgers, Michigan State) such that failing to get to a bowl game certainly has to end the Locksley era once and for all.