By the time Maryland kicks off against Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon in College Park, it will have been 35 days since the Terrapins played a game at Byrd Stadium. It will have been 49 days since the team enjoyed its last win against South Florida in mid-September, which for this program feels like a lifetime ago.
Since then Maryland has endured a coaching change and a five-game losing streak, falling into the cellar of the Big Ten and watching its postseason aspirations fade. So it was understandable that the team’s energy lulled during the first half of Saturday’s 31-15 loss at Iowa.