PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Both teams today have identical 5-6 records overall with 2-6 in the Big Ten conference. You win six games and your are bowl eligible so a lot is on the line today in this showdown between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Maryland Terrapins (5-6, 2-6) in this regular-season finale.
One team will walk off the field in pain and the other team in celebration of a victory. This will feel like a Wild Card game. A lot is at stake and most importantly — pride.
“We’re still chasing that sixth victory, and we’re out of time. I told our team it’s like being in a wild-card playoff game. It’s win or go home. For us, as we talked about taking the next step as a program, obviously one of the first ‘next steps’ is becoming a bowl-eligible team, to where that becomes our standard.”
— Maryland head coach Michael Locksley
Last week, the Terps QB, Taulia Tagovailoa, set a Maryland single-season record for completions. He is now just 216 passing yards behind Scott Milanovich’s record of 3,499 yards, a mark set back in 1993. In order for the Terps to win, they will need a big game from Tagovailoa and the team’s defense.
- Game Time: Saturday at 12 p.m. ET
- Where: SHI Stadium — Piscataway, New Jersey
- TV: Big Ten Network
- Radio: 980 AM
