Purdue’s Homecoming game against Maryland now has a kickoff time and TV window.
The Boilermakers will face the Terrapins on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 12:30 p.m. ET at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Big Ten Network will carry the game, giving Purdue its second noon-ish kickoff of the season. The only other one came at home against Wake Forest, also at noon.
The Maryland date is one of just two home games left on Purdue’s schedule. The Boilers will also welcome No. 25 Wisconsin to West Lafayette on Saturday, Nov. 21, which will be their final game at Ross-Ade Stadium this fall.
Before turning to Maryland, Purdue has work to do on the road. The Boilers head to State College this week to take on Penn State, a team still looking for its first Big Ten win of the 2026 season.
That game is set for 4:15 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
Maryland, meanwhile, plays Illinois at noon ET this week before making the trip to West Lafayette.
The all-time series between Purdue and Maryland sits even at 2-2, though Purdue has won the last two meetings. The Boilers picked up a 31-29 win in College Park in 2022 and followed that with a 40-14 home win in 2019.
The Terrapins enter the stretch run with plenty of uncertainty after a coaching change. Maryland is 2-5 this season and still winless in the Big Ten, and the athletic department moved on from head coach Mike Locksley during the bye week.
Aazaar Abdul-Rahim will handle the job as interim head coach for the rest of the season. He had been Maryland’s co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach since the 2024 season.
His background also includes stops at Alabama from 2014-15, UMass in 2019, and Boston College from 2020-23. This is his second stint at Maryland, after previously coaching the defensive backs there from 2016 through 2018.
How Maryland responds to that change is the big unknown for Purdue’s matchup. The Terrapins could come in ready to look ahead to the offseason, or they could bring a little extra edge over their final five games.
Either way, it’s a situation worth watching over the next month.
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