As part of a three-game series, Maryland will pay $800,000 in guarantees and collect $150,000 for a road game.
The University of Maryland athletic department agreed to pay Bowling Green a $400,000 guarantee to play the Terrapins at Byrd Stadium on Sept. 12, according to contract documents provided by Bowling Green through an Ohio public records request. The Falcons beat Maryland, 48-27, in the first meeting of a three-game series outlined under a contract first signed in 2007. Paying smaller schools to travel (and presumably lose) is common practice for power programs.
Maryland will also play Bowling Green in 2018 and 2019.