Indiana football’s disciplined approach under new coach Curt Cignetti has Mike Locksley’s attention. Locksley previewed Maryland’s showdown against the Hoosiers (4-0; 1-0 Big Ten) earlier this week. "The things that jumps out to me, they are not going to give us this game,” Locksley said. “They are going to make us beat them.”

Mike Locksley met with Maryland media representatives on Tuesday to discuss all things Terrapin football. In an entertaining twenty-minute meeting he himself described as a “laid back, barber shop kind of press conference”,

How much has Indiana football improved from last season? The Hoosiers will find out when they host a Maryland team that beat them 44-17 in a 2023 game that was the beginning of the end of Tom Allen’s tenure.

Indiana looks to move to 5-0 on the year as we continue our college football odds series with a Maryland-Indiana prediction and pick.

What do the Hoosiers need to do to prevail against the Terrapins? Here are three keys to success and a score prediction for Indiana's next game.