Indiana Football Enters Week 7 as Double-Digit Underdog Against Maryland

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana began the 2022 season with three wins, however the Hoosiers are actually on the verge of dipping beneath .500 following three consecutive losses.

Approaching a Week 7 matchup with the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday at 3:30 ET at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind., Indiana is a ten.5-point underdog, in keeping with the SI Sportsbook.

Maryland is off to a 4-2 begin, scoring 87 mixed factors in straightforward wins over Buffalo and Charlotte to start out the season. After trailing SMU getting into the fourth quarter at dwelling in Week 3, Maryland scored 14 unanswered factors to win the sport. 

A street journey to No. 4 Michigan was the Terrapins first style of Large Ten play, they usually almost pulled off the upset. Operating again Blake Corum gave Michigan a slim lead with a 33-yard landing run with 22 seconds left within the first half, and the groups traded touchdowns all through the fourth quarter earlier than Michigan snuck away with a 34-27 win. 

Maryland shut Michigan State out within the second half to win 27-13, and quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa threw for over 300 yards for the second time in 5 video games. The Terrapins hosted Purdue in Week 6, they usually might look again on this sport as an enormous missed alternative. Maryland took a six-point lead halfway the fourth quarter, however Purdue responded with touchdowns on the 3:19 and 1:20 marks to flee with a 31-29 win over Maryland. 

The Terrapins are led by Tagovailoa, who’s in his redshirt junior season after setting Maryland single-season information in passing yards (3,860), completions (328), completion share (69.2%), passing touchdowns (26) and 300-yard passing video games (7) throughout the 2021 season. Tagovailoa is second within the Large Ten with 1,731 passing yards behind Ohio State’s CJ Strout with 1,737.

Maryland is 3-5 in opposition to Indiana since becoming a member of the Large Ten, and most lately defeated the Hoosiers 38-35 in 2021.

Associated tales on Indiana soccer:

• ROD CAREY READY TO HELP O-LINE: Rod Carey spoke to the media for the primary time as Indiana’s offensive line coach on Monday. “This is not a wave your magic wand and unexpectedly all the pieces’s higher … However I do know this, I’ll attempt as a result of coach Allen requested me to attempt.” CLICK HERE
• DARREN HILLER FIRED: Indiana soccer coach Tom Allen introduced that Darren Hiller is out because the workforce’s offensive line coach following a 31-10 loss to Michigan. CLICK HERE
• ROD CAREY TO REPLACE DARREN HILLER: Rod Carey will exchange Darren Hiller because the offensive line coach for Indiana soccer. Carey performed at Indiana from 1990-93 earlier than changing into head coach at Northern Illinois and Temple. CLICK HERE
• O-LINE RECRUITS REAFFIRM COMMITMENT: Following the firing of Indiana offensive line coach Darren Hiller on Sunday, Indiana’s three offensive line recruits within the class of 2023 reaffirmed their dedication to Indiana soccer. CLICK HERE