Howie Kussoy picks his winner for the Friday night matchup between Minnesota and Maryland (7:30 p.m., ESPN.) Home team in CAPS.

The hype of Taulia Tagovailoa vanished as the Terrapins suffered their worst season-opening loss (43-3) in 128 years to a team (Northwestern) predicted to finish at the bottom of the Big Ten’s West Division. Something tells me Mike Locksley — 6-41 all-time as a head coach, having lost eight straight games by an average of 31.75 points — won’t fare much better against a team expected to compete for the West title.