Maryland football will open its 2021 Big Ten slate in primetime when the Terrapins travel to Memorial Stadium to take on Illinois on Friday, Sept. 17.

The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18. Exact kick time and television designation will be announced at a later date.

This game will mark Maryland's first ever contest at Memorial Stadium. With the trip to Illinois, the Terps will have played at every Big Ten school.

It will be just the second all-time matchup between the schools, with Maryland topping Illinois, 63-33, at home in 2018, the most points the Terps have ever scored in a Big Ten game.

Led by third-year head coach Michael Locksley, the Terrapins return 85 percent of their total production from last season. Junior quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa and senior wide receiver Dontay Demus Jr. are set to pace Maryland's aerial attack, which ranked second in the Big Ten in 2020 by averaging 264 passing yards per game. The Terps return a trio of 2020 All-Big Ten honorees on the defensive side of the ball, including sophomore Tarheeb Still, who led the nation in pass breakups per game in 2020.