Two 0-2 teams in the Big Ten, the Northwestern Wildcats and Maryland Terrapins, lock horns on Friday at SECU Stadium in College Park, MD. The game can be watched on FS1 and FuboTV.
Both teams are coming off losses against the No. 18 Indiana Hoosiers. While the Terrapins, who are coming off an open week, were defeated 42-28 in Week 5, the Wildcats were defeated 41-24 last week.
Northwestern vs. Maryland football game announcers today
Connor Onion will be the play-by-play commentator, and Mark Helfrich will provide his analysis from the booth.
What time is Northwestern vs. Maryland game today?
The game is set to take place on Friday, with kickoff scheduled for 8:05 p.m. ET. The pregame coverage will start two hours ago from kickoff.
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Northwestern vs. Maryland game preview
The Maryland Terrapins are favored to win this game, and they'll be led by quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. from the front.
The signal-caller has taken his team to a 3-2 record. He has completed passes with 72.3% efficiency, throwing for 1444 yards, 11 touchdowns and two interceptions. He also has two rushing scores.
His favorite wide receiver is Tai Felton, who leads all receivers with 46 receptions for 642 yards and five touchdowns. Meanwhile, leading the rushing attack is Roman Hemby, who has rushed for 318 yards, resulting in three scores.
On the other end, the Wildcards, who will enter this game as underdogs, will have Jack Lausch leading the offense.
The quarterback excels in both passing and running games. He has thrown for 523 yards (53.1% pass completion), four touchdowns and two interceptions. On the ground, he has rushed for 117 yards, averaging 23.4 yards per game.
His top target has been AJ Henning, who has caught 31 receptions for 296 yards and three touchdowns. Among the running backs, Cam Porter leads with 248 running yards and four touchdowns.
Northwestern's offense registers only 302.6 total yards per game, 16th-worst in FBS. Meanwhile, Maryland's offense ranks 28th with 451.4 yards per game.
The reason why the Terrapins are so good at making more yardage is because of their third down conversion rate, which stands at 48.1%, ranking 24th in FBS. The Wildcats only convert 29.7%, ranking 11th worst in third-down conversion rate.
All things point to Maryland winning this one. But anything can happen once that football is up in the air.
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