Despite coming off of road blowout losses last week, the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Maryland Terrapins are looking to turn the page towards a new week when they face one another for the first time in history. Illinois and Maryland have each been playing football since the 1890s, yet this 2018 matchup between the two Big Ten schools marks the first contest ever between the two sides.
Entering this game, the Terps stand at 4-3 with a recent 23-0 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Illini are 3-4 and have lost their last two games to the Purdue Boilermakers and the Wisconsin Badgers by a combined score of 95-27.