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say, it would be very surprising indeed if the Buckeyes aren't undefeated when they roll into Beaver Stadium in week seven. 2013 RECORD 7-6 (3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) SERIES RECORD Penn State leads, 35- 1-1 MOST RECENT MEETING Before putting its rivalry with the Terrapins on hiatus for a couple of decades, Penn State gave them a painful parting shot. The Nittany Lions' 70-7 victory in Col- lege Park on Oct. 2, 1993, was the most lopsided game in the history of a series that dates back to 1917. Ki-Jana Carter rushed for 159 yards and three touch- downs on only 13 carries. OFFENSE Nine starters are back, in- cluding quarterback C.J. Brown. A sixth-year senior – he received an extra year after missing the 2012 season with a torn ACL – Brown likes to refer to him- self as "the old guy." For an old guy, he moves pretty good, as he threw for 2,242 yards and ran for 576 last fall. Maryland also returns its top six pass-catchers from last year, as well as talented run- ning backs Wes Brown and Brandon Ross and four starting offensive line- men. DEFENSE Senior Andre Monroe is go- ing to create big problems for opposing offensive linemen. At 5-foot-11, 275 pounds, he's not a prototypical defen- sive end, but his other numbers – 17 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks as a junior – are unassailable. The Terps also have a talented inside linebacker in senior Cole Farrand, who finished second on the team with 84 tackles last season en route to honorable mention All-ACC recogni- tion. The secondary will get a lift from the return of leading tackler Sean Davis at safety and William Likely at corner- back, but the Terps would surely like to surrender fewer passing yards after op- ponents averaged 225 per game last sea- son. OUTLOOK After a tough transition pe- riod, the Terps are starting to regroup under fourth-year coach Randy Edsall. Last year, they reached the postseason for the first time under the former Con- necticut mentor. While they lost to Marshall, 31-20, they built a foundation that this year's team, with 18 returning starters, should be able to build upon. Whether they're able to hang with the likes of Wisconsin, Penn State, Michi- gan State and Michigan –teams they will face consecutively during a four-week span beginning Oct. 25, is another ques- tion. But things appear to be headed in the right direction. 2013 RECORD 5-7 (3-5 Big Ten) SERIES RECORD The Lions lead, 16-1 MOST RECENT MEETING Indiana broke open a tight game with 23 points in the fourth quarter and defeated visit- ing Penn State for the first time, 44-24, on Oct. 5, 2013. OFFENSE The Hoosiers have been getting the job done on this side of the ball. With Nate Sudfeld and Tre Rober- son taking turns under center, Indiana finished second in the Big Ten last year in both yards (508.5 per game) and points (38.4 per game). Both QBs are back this fall after combining for 36 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions in 2013. Also returning is speedy run- ning back Tevin Coleman, who averaged 106.4 yards per game as a sophomore. But with three of last year's top four pass-catchers either graduated (Kofi Hughes, Ted Bolster) or off to the NFL a year early (Cody Latimer), the Hoosiers need some helping hands. DEFENSE Indiana returns nine starters, so there's hope that new coordi- nator Brian Knorr will be able to improve a defense that surrendered more yards than any Big Ten team in each of Kevin Wilson's first three seasons as head coach. Knorr previously coached at Air Force, Wake Forest and Ohio University, so he's adept at doing more with less. He's inherited some solid players, in- cluding senior outside linebacker David Cooper, senior safety Mark Murphy and junior cornerback Tim Bennett. But does Indiana have the kind of manpower it needs to keep opponents from averaging more than 5 yards per carry, as they did last season? It's an open question. OUTLOOK Due to the Big Ten's divi- sional realignment, Penn State is visit- ing Bloomington for the second year in a row. Last year's visit didn't go so well, but even in a game that some regard as the nadir of the Bill O'Brien era, the Li- ons surpassed 400 yards of total of- fense. For the season, Indiana's oppo- nents averaged 527.9 yards and 38.8 points per game. If the Hoosiers are to make the leap to bowl contention – a task that didn't get any easier when they were placed in the league's blockbuster East Division – they will need to come up with enough stops to take the pres- sure off of their offense. 2013 RECORD 2-10 (1-7 American Athletic Conference) SERIES RECORD Penn State leads, 37- 3-1 MOST RECENT MEETING Matt Mc- Gloin threw for 318 yards – a personal best to that point in his career – and Penn State outlasted the Owls, 24-13, on Sept. 22, 2012. OFFENSE As a freshman, P.J. Walker won the starting quarterback position at midseason and went on to throw for 2,084 yards and 20 touchdowns. A dual- >> W E E K 8 MARYLAND T I M E T BA , N OV. 1 B E AV E R STA D I U M W E E K 9 INDIANA T I M E T BA , N OV. 8 M E M O R I A L STA D I U M W E E K 1 0 TEMPLE T I M E T BA , N OV. 1 5 B E AV E R STA D I U M

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