TALKING POINT

“This is the first time obviously for Maryland to go there to play — which completes us now having been to every team in the Big Ten, with an away game. It starts Big Ten play, which is another season for us, different than the out-of-conference games. It’s a Big Ten opener, national TV audience, so it will be the show.”—Luke

Fickell, Cincinnati Bearcats head coach, speaking about rumors that he could be take over as coach at Southern Cal