There was some concern going into Saturday’s home game against Illinois that the Maryland football team might be distracted by what happened — or didn’t happen — in Baltimore earlier this week.
Players were mostly kept off-limits to the media and interim coach Matt Canada deflected any questions about the investigation into allegations of a “toxic” culture by saying the Terps were focused on the Fighting Illini.
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While the opening possession might have briefly raised a question about Maryland’s preparedness as both a heavy favorite and the most scrutinized middling team in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the rest of the game didn’t.