The Terps are set to begin Year 2 of the Michael Locksley era Saturday night when they travel to Northwestern for their first-ever game at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois.

Like Maryland, Northwestern is coming off of a three-win season a year ago and both teams will have new starting quarterbacks.

TSR went in depth with WildcatReport.com publisher Louie Vaccher to get some perspective on the Knights and his thoughts on Saturday’s matchup between Maryland and Northwestern.

It was announced last Friday that safety Travis Whillock and defensive lineman Samdup Miller were two of four players that have decided to opt out of this season. Whillock was an honorable mention All-Big Ten performer last season while Miller was a multi-year starter along the defensive line. How big of losses are those two for the defense and are there any other significant opt outs Maryland fans should know about?