The Maryland Terrapins (4-5) play a conference opponent when they host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-4) on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at SECU Stadium in a Big Ten clash. The contest will air on

Maryland football needs two wins in its final three games to become bowl eligible. In all likelihood, its best chance to get one comes Saturday against Rutgers at SECU Stadium. Rutgers has lost four of its last five games and hasn’t looked like the same team late in the season.

Rutgers ranks 125th nationally with a 53.8% completion rate, and 27th in FBS averaging 7.0 air yards per completion. The Scarlet Knights are consciously sacrificing accuracy in favor of trying to hit explosive pass plays downfield.

There wasn’t much time for Joe Harasymiak to rest during Rutgers football’s bye week. The Scarlet Knights’ defensive coordinator went to work breaking down the unit and rebuilding it, looking for ways to improve a defense that had struggled to find any consistency for four consecutive games amid a mountain of injuries.