A five-game losing streak stands to crush Maryland's bowl hopes as the Terrapins visit Illinois on Saturday.

Maryland (4-5, 1-5 in the Big Ten) needs to find success in a hurry with games at Champaign, Ill, home against No. 18 Michigan and at Ford Field against Michigan State.

Since surrendering a 20-0 second half lead against visiting Washington on Oct. 4 and losing 24-20, the Terrapins have been reeling. They suffered a 35-20 loss at Rutgers last Saturday.

"Despite a few challenging weeks here the last four or five weeks, our team keeps showing up and giving the type of effort we need to have," Maryland coach Mike Locksley said. "They're coming in and they're putting in the work."

The losing skid fed public discourse about Locksley's future. Now in his seventh season and sporting a 1

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