STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Entering Tuesday night against Penn State, the 2019-20 Maryland men’s basketball team didn’t know the bitter taste of defeat.
The Terps rolled into Happy Valley with a perfect 10-0 record — though a few of those wins were a couple bounces away from a misstep. They left with their first tally in the loss column this season.
And in today’s era of the sport, that likely disqualifies Maryland from College Football Playoff contention. An early-season loss is often too much to overcome to be one of four teams selected to play for a title.