Penn State Vs. Maryland Preview, Prediction: How the Nittany Lions Can Beat the Terps

Penn State and Maryland are playing each other on Saturday. Mike Locksley and James Franklin have worked together and recruited together. They don't consider their teams to be rivals. Penn State has a 41-3-1 record in the series. Last year, the Lions ended a three-game losing streak with a 31-14 win over the Terps.

Penn State is a 10-point favorite against Maryland. The Nittany Lions have won six of their last seven games against the Terps.

Penn State is dealing with injuries at two position groups. The offensive line will be disrupted again, and the defense could be without starting linebacker Curtis Jacobs. The remaining three weeks will test the depth of Penn State's team. It's notable that Penn Staten traveled a pair of true freshman walk-on linemen to Indiana last week.

Abdul Carter will start if Jacobs can't go.

Penn State has 13 players from Maryland, but only one played for the Terps last season. Chop Robinson was a standout freshman linebacker at Maryland before transferring to Penn State.

Penn State is going to take advantage of Parker Washington's late-season surge. Washington has caught 22 passes in the last three games.

Penn State is looking to win its first game since beating Wisconsin. Taulia Tagovailoa has four games with a completion rate above 70 percent.

Rakim Jarrett is injured and unlikely to play for the Lions at Wisconsin. Jarrett's last return for 144 yards and two touchdowns at Beaver Stadium was in 2020.

Jaishawn Barham is a freshman linebacker at Maryland. He's leading Big Ten freshmen in tackles (40) and has three sacks.

Maryland is 2-2 at Beaver Stadium since joining the Big Ten in 2014. Penn State has a deeper roster and a defense that matches Maryland's pass-game strength.

Penn State is favored to beat Maryland.

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