Maryland’s game against Illinois will begin at 3:30 p.m. ET and air on FS1.

The Maryland Terrapins started 2025 like a team tired of being overlooked. Three wins out of the gate, boom, just like that, people in College Park started to believe again. The noise, the hope, the “maybe this is the year” kind of talk,

Although Maryland players did not mention Michael Locksley, a win at Illinois could go a long way toward keeping the coach employed.

Michigan will travel to Maryland on Nov. 22, with kickoff time and broadcast network are still up in the air for the matchup.

The Maryland Terrapins face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, led by quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis, on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, N.J.

Saturday’s 35-20 loss to Rutgers cemented an annual tradition under Locksley — a losing season in Big Ten play. In Locksley’s seven years as coach, Maryland has beat just two Big Ten opponents that finished with a winning record — a 7-6 Rutgers team in 2023 and a 7-6 USC squad in 2024, and has never finished with a winning conference record.

"DJ Durkin was a couple of seconds away from moving into the favorites role at Auburn," Finebaum said. "He's not out of it yet, but he gained a little bit of traction. But when you don't win, it doesn't help. He's still got Alabama."

Indiana's rapid rise shows what's possible for a 'basketball school.' Maryland's challenge is closing the gap in spending, belief and results