The bad blood may still linger, but it wasn’t on public display this time.
Maryland and Penn State still put on a show worthy of a rivalry, though, delivering a thriller on Saturday afternoon in Baltimore that was nothing if not entertaining -- and featured much more sportsmanship than last season’s no-pregame-handshakes meeting.
The Nittany Lions held on down the stretch thanks to a prolific outing from Christian Hackenberg and another opportunistic showing from the defense, pulling out a 31-30 decision to clinch a bowl bid and even the score in a budding divisional feud with the Terrapins.