Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET at SECU Stadium on the Big Ten Network.
- ESPN’s Pete Thamel, via The Sporting News, reports Washington will be without LT Carver Willis (knee), edge Zach Durfee (upper body) and CB Tacario Davis (rib).
- Maryland enters 4-0 behind freshman QB Malik Washington’s 1,038 passing yards with eight touchdowns and one interception in a pass-first scheme.
- The Terps have generated 16 sacks and eight interceptions led by freshmen Sidney Stewart and Zahir Mathis, though several takeaways came against early lower-tier opponents.
- Washington is 3-1 after a 24-6 loss to No. 1 Ohio State and leads the Big Ten in third-down conversion rate at 60.9%, with protection tested by the loss of Willis against Maryland’s rush.