Head coach Mike Locksley is succeeding after a historically bad stretch at New Mexico and a rocky start at Maryland.
Naturally, nothing is simple in a division that includes Penn State, Ohio State, and Michigan, but the Terps have found their place. Win the games you can and make a strong effort in the uphill battles.
What, therefore, did Maryland do to produce consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 2013–2014, with 15 victories over that span equaling the most since 2002–2003? Talent. It is approaching.
The program is still developing, and it will take some time before it resembles a factory, but Maryland had five players selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, and it doesn’t even include a few standout players from the previous season, particularly at wide, who will probably make the free agent cut. Even though Northwestern had four players selected in the April draft, this is a positive sign that things are going well.
Always a terrific recruiter who was a few steps ahead of his time, Locksley stood out. He loads up with a ton of great, new, tested components to fill in because he is ideal for the new world of the transfer portal and with NIL becoming a part of the transaction.
The team for this year should be quite dangerous. No, there isn’t enough to win the Big Ten East, and there are a ton of problems that still need to be fixed, including penalties, both lines, pass protection, pass rush, and more penalties, but it is still working.
Free football picks has the total wins over-under at 7.5 wins. There is a good chance that the team will underperform in the Big Ten this season and go UNDER the total.
