SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana (4-2, 1-2 B1G East) opens a two-game road stretch at Maryland (3-3, 1-2 B1G East) on Saturday, Oct. 19. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. EDT at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium (52,656; FieldTurf) on BTN.
• IU leads the all-time series, 5-2, including a 2-1 mark in College Park.
• The Hoosiers claimed a 34-32 victory in Bloomington last season.
• Redshirt freshman offensive lineman Aidan Rafferty (Kensington) is the lone Hoosier from Maryland.
THE COACHES
• Tom Allen was named Indiana's head coach on Dec.