Our weekly outlook piece on the Maryland football program starts with the Spiders.
The 117th season of Maryland football starts with a tuneup, but that doesn't mean Saturday's matinee against the second-division Richmond Spiders won't be somewhat valuable.
No matter what they do, the Terrapins are not going to lose Saturday. That's the reason teams like Maryland schedule teams like Richmond, or teams like Florida State schedule teams like Texas State. Maryland is writing Richmond a substantial check to stop into Byrd Stadium and roll over. What Maryland's money actually buys is a thick margin for error.