Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Week Eight Preview: Maryland Terrapins

When week eight rolls around, we will know what the Indiana Hoosiers are? They could be 4-2 and looking to get a fifth win with five to play. The October 19th matchup on the road against the Terrapins is the swing game of the season. A win here would theoretically push the Hoosiers to a fifth win to start the second half of the season that features trips to Nebraska, Penn State and Purdue to go along with home dates against Northwestern, the defending West Division champ and Michigan. So it’s quite clear what a loss would mean. Maryland brings back Mike Locksley as the head coach after a failed stint at New Mexico where he went 2-26. Locksley served as Maryland’s interim head coach in 2015 after the Terrapins canned Randy Edsall (Indiana beat Maryland 47-28) and finished with a 1-5 record.