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The Maryland Terrapins have star freshman, Malik Washington, as their quarterback with two career starts under his belt. Today, he takes on another team from the Maryland university program with Towson University in SECU Stadium today for a noon start. Towson also enters this game with a 2-0 record.
Maryland has won 17 straight non-conference games, which is the longest active streak in the FBS. In all 17 games, the Terps have allowed less than 30 points. That is the longest such streak by any Big Ten team over the last 45 years.
In the Locksley era (2019-pres.), the Terps are 19-1 in non-conference games.Maryland’s average of 40.1 points per game in non-conference play ranks seventh in the nation, only trailing Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, LSU and Ohio State. The Terps have scored 30+ points in 16-of-20 non-conference games under Locksley.
Malik Washington leads all FBS true freshmen with 512 passing yards and five touchdowns through two games. He is just the fourth Maryland quarterback in the last 30 seasons to reach both marks after two games, joining: Taulia Tagovailoa (2021), Josh Jackson (2019), and C.J. Brown (2013). Washington’s 512 yards are the most-most by a true freshman through two career games in the Power Five since 2020. The last true freshman playing in Power 5 football to have more passing yards through his first two games was Washington State’s Jayden de Laura (548) from Nov. 7-14 2020.
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— head coach Michael Locksley said
Malik’s a little older than his years in the way he handles things, and best part about it is he’s only going to get better.
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Maryland welcomed their new athletic director, Jim Smith, ahead of the 2025 football season, signaling a new era for Terrapin Athletics. Smith was named Maryland’s Director of Athletics on May 15, 2025, and officially began duties on July 15. He joined from the Atlanta Braves, where he served as Senior Vice President of Business Strategy. Smith brings over 30 years of experience in college and professional sports, including leadership roles at Ohio State, the Atlanta Falcons, and Atlanta United.
Maryland also hired three new coordinators heading into the 2025 season that includes Offensive Coordinator Pep Hamilton, Defensive Coordinator Ted Monachino, and Special Teams Coordinator Andre Powell.
Maryland’s record: 2-0, 0-0 Big Ten
Towson’s record: 2-0
All-time series: Maryland is ahead 3-0
BetUS Sportsbook : Maryland are favorites at +28.5, O/U 53.0
Kickoff: Saturday, September 13, 2025, Noon ET
Stadium: SECU Stadium • College Park, Maryland
TV: Peacock; Play-By-Play: Michael Grady
Analyst: Michael Robinson
Sideline: Caroline Pineda
Streaming TV: Peacock
Radio: Audacy Radio App / SiriusXM 137; 105.7 FM (Balt.) / 980 AM (D.C.) — Johnny Holliday (play-by-play), Steve Suter (analyst), LaMont Jordan (sideline)
