A year ago, Penn State and Maryland closed out the regular season in College Park with a 66-3 victory by the No. 10 Nittany Lions.
A lot has changed for the Terps since.
A player — redshirt offensive lineman Jordan McNair — died from heatstroke.
A coach — DJ Durkin — was fired without coaching a single game in his third season.
A team — the Terps — is coming off a 52-51 overtime loss at home last week to No. 10 Ohio State.
As much as McNair’s death in mid-June and Durkin’s termination Oct.