Many wondered how the tumultuous week — that put Maryland’s football team and administration in an unwanted national glare — would affect the Terps when they hit the field Saturday for their home game against Michigan State.
At first glance, it was difficult to tell.
Maryland looked much like the team it has all season when the competition is ramped up a notch or two in the Big Ten. The result was 24-3 loss to the Spartans that left the Terps still one win shy of reaching bowl eligibility.
It also left interim coach Matt Canada, in his first game since third-year coach DJ Durkin was fired Wednesday after being reinstated a day earlier, still looking to get another signature victory to add to the season-opening win over then-No.