Terps open with Northwestern Oct. 24

MARYLAND FOOTBALL

Maryland football will begin its new eight-game, regular-season schedule Oct. 24 at Northwestern.

The Big Ten unveiled its 2020 football schedule Saturday, three days after the conference reversed its decision to postpone the football season.

The Terps’ home opener comes the following week, on Oct. 31 against Minnesota. Maryland will then travel to Happy Valley to play Penn State on Nov. 7 before hosting Ohio State on Nov. 14. The Terps will play a second straight home game against Michigan State on Nov. 21 and then play at Indiana on Nov. 28. Maryland will play at Michigan on Dec. 5 before closing the regular season at home on Dec. 12 against Rutgers.

The Big Ten initially announced it was moving to a 10-game, conference-only schedule in August before ultimately postponing the season just days later. While the conference’s initial schedule reveal had multiple open dates to account for postponements caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Big Ten hopes each team can play eight regular-season games over eight weeks before crowning a conference champion.

Oct. 24: at Northwestern; Oct. 31: vs. Minnesota; Nov. 7: at Penn State; Nov. 14: vs. Ohio State; Nov. 21: vs. Michigan State; Nov. 28: at Indiana; Dec. 5: at Michigan; Dec. 12: vs. Rutgers