Badgers embarrassed by Maryland for second straight year

The Wisconsin Badgers suffered an embarrassing 24-21 loss to the Maryland Terrapins for the second year in a row, once again raising questions about Luke Fickell and the direction of the program after the 31-10 win over Rutgers last weekend.

Wisconsin entered the week on a strong note, as they had dominated Rutgers in true freshman quarterback Ryan Hopkins’s first start last weekend. They came into the game as 8.5-point favorites and were still in the mix in the Big Ten race with a 6-3 record and 4-2 conference record.

However, just like last weekend, the Badgers suffered a surprising loss. A season ago, Wisconsin was embarrassed 27-10 on their own home field, which sparked a six-game losing…