MM 10.14: Maryland football opens as 5-point underdog to Indiana

It’s been more than 24 hours since Maryland football was blown out 40-14 against Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana. And according to head coach Mike Locksley’s 24-hour rule, it’s time to move on to the next scheduled game.

This week, Maryland (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) hosts Indiana (4-2, 1-2), and Vegas Insider has the Hoosiers as a five-point favorite over the Terps, as of Sunday night. The over/under is 57.

This line may change, however, because the odds are constantly shifting throughout the week.

Indiana is coming off a 35-0 win against Rutgers, the Hoosiers’ second shutout of the season. Indiana limited Scarlet Knight quarterback Johnny Langan, who went 13-25 for 163 yards and two interceptions against Maryland, to 5-13 for one yard, which is the most completions for the fewest yards since 2000, according to Reddit.

In his second game back from an undisclosed injury, Indiana redshirt freshman quarterback Michael Penix Jr. completed 20-of-29 passes form 282 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

Although the college football season is only at Week 7, this week’s matchup is crucial for Maryland’s bowl game eligibility. The Terps are three wins away from qualifying for a bowl game and are arriving to a stretch of four weeks to wrap up the season that includes Michigan, Ohio State and Michigan State.

Kickoff between Maryland and Indiana is slated for 3:30 p.m. at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium.

In other news

As previously mentioned, Maryland football lost to Purdue 40-14 in West Lafayette, Indiana. Terps are now 1-2 on the road this season.

We had a trio of takeaways from Maryland football’s third loss of the season to the Boilermakers.

With its 6-0 victory over Indiana on Sunday, Maryland field hockey remains undefeated in Big Ten play.

Maryland women’s soccer went 0-2 on the weekend with a 2-0 loss to Nebraska on Friday and a 4-0 loss to Iowa on Sunday. Terps are now below .500 in Big Ten play.

Maryland volleyball went on a Big Ten road trip this weekend, going 1-1 with a win over Rutgers and a loss to No. 8 Penn State.

Our basketball preview series continued on Friday with Matt previewing what we can expect from sophomore guard Eric Ayala.

Maryland football only has a limited number of games remaining to gain bowl eligibility. Do the Terps have a shot?

Interesting note here on Maryland football head coach Mike Locksley’s sideline attire.

Purdue quarterback Jack Plummer made some history against the Terps on Saturday.

And Saturday’s loss hit some people — sorry, dogs — pretty hard.

Former Terp Stefon Diggs had himself A DAY on Sunday! Not one, not two but three touchdowns.

College basketball insider Jon Rothstein was in College Park on Friday scouting Maryland men’s basketball. Here are a few of his takeaways.

Days after declaring his nickname, former Terp Kevin Huerter has got jokes now.

SLAM spoke to Huerter about how he expected to return to College Park for his junior year but is now a budding start for the Atlanta Hawks. Huerter also plays “Yerrr or Nah” in the featured video attached to the article.

Former Maryland basketball star Bruno Fernando and Huerter appear to be enjoying themselves together on the Atlanta Terplanta Hawks. They play the Miami Heat tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Some people may question whether or not former Maryland guard Melo Trimble should be in the NBA or not. But on Sunday night, he dropped 22 points and six assists against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Jake Layman is continuing to make an impact on his new team, the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Maryland freshman guard Donta Scott is next up on the Terps’ profile series.

Maryland women’s basketball brought back a few alums over the weekend, including a few WNBA Finals champs.

Kristi Toliver is now a 2019 WNBA Champion and 2006 NCAA Champion.

Maryland women’s basketball head coach Brenda Frese loved what she saw with the support for the Washington Mystics during the WNBA Finals.

Maryland women’s basketball is hosting an open practice on Oct. 20.

Maryland men’s soccer head coach Sasho Cirovski supports the 21st Century Model that would redistribute games throughout the Fall and into the Spring along with many other things.

Maryland men’s lacrosse highlighted Drew Tyrie, who holds a vital role for Terps after their time in College Park.