{"id":673484,"date":"2026-05-30T04:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T04:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/673484\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T04:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T04:37:30","slug":"report-maryland-virginia-tech-adjust-home-and-home-terrapins-add-baylor-to-rotation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/673484\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Maryland, Virginia Tech adjust home-and-home, Terrapins add Baylor to rotation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The changes to Power-Four programs\u2019 non-conference schedules are rolling in now. On Friday, ESPN\u2019s Pete Thamel reported that the Big Ten\u2019s Maryland<\/a> and the ACC\u2019s Virginia Tech<\/a> have adjusted their home-and-home series.<\/p>\n

Originally slated to play four games, Maryland and Virginia Tech will now play just two games. The 2026 game will occur in College Park, while the return game won\u2019t be played until 2029. That game will take place in Blacksburg. To replace its games against Tech in 2027 and 2028, Maryland has added the Big 12\u2019s Baylor<\/a> to its non-conference schedule.<\/p>\n

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The 2027 game will take place at Maryland, while the 2028 game will take place at Baylor. If anything, downsizing a home-and-home series is certainly better than completely canceling a home-and-home sire.s<\/p>\n

Sources: Maryland and Virginia Tech have adjusted the schools’ four-game home-and-home series to now play only twice. Maryland will host Tech in 2026 as planned and return the game in Blacksburg in 2029. Maryland has added Baylor to replace the other two Tech games. pic.twitter.com\/2OitGfewc8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) May 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The power conferences\u2019 (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC) move to nine conference games has been a major catalyst for many high-profile non-conference games being canceled. Some of the prominent home-and-home series that have been canceled in the past six months include\u00a0North Carolina<\/a>\u2013South Carolina<\/a>,\u00a0Georgia<\/a>\u2013Louisville<\/a>,\u00a0Georgia<\/a>\u2013Florida State<\/a>,\u00a0Alabama<\/a>\u2013Oklahoma State<\/a>, and\u00a0Miami<\/a>\u2013South Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Virginia Tech\u2013Maryland looked to potentially be on the chopping block, but luckily, that was not the case.<\/p>\n

James Franklin explains what made Virginia Tech a special opportunity<\/p>\n

Heading into his first season at the helm at Virginia Tech, head coach James Franklin<\/a> explained what made taking over the program a special opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, I come to the Miami<\/a> game, they won three games, it\u2019s sold out,\u201d\u00a0Franklin told Adam Breneman on\u00a0Next Up<\/a>. \u201cThe fans are super positive. We have the spring game. If you saw any of the videos, it is packed and it is rocking, and Enter Sandman feels like the fall. There is a passion and a love. And as you know, you can do a lot of things at a lot of these schools, but if you don\u2019t have the fans in 2026 it\u2019s hard to create that. It\u2019s hard to build that now. That\u2019s here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tech went just 3-9 last season, and head coach Brent Pry<\/a> was let go after just three games. He, however, was brought back to the program as Franklin\u2019s defensive coordinator this season. Under Franklin\u2019s guidance, the Hokies are looking to return to national relevance. Virginia Tech hasn\u2019t won 10 games in a season since 2016, when it finished with a 10-4 record and defeated Arkansas<\/a> in the Belk Bowl.<\/p>\n