Terps head coach Mike Locksley and his team looking forward to Friday Night Light's game

Spirits are riding high within the Maryland Terrapin football team after they defeated Florida Atlantic 39-7 in their season opener Saturday at SECU Stadium. Head coach Mike Locksley has already expressed how his team is looking forward to week two at home, once again, this time hosting Northern Illinois, who defeated Holy Cross.

Today, when speaking at the afternoon press conference with the media, Locksley talked about this week's contest on Friday night stating;

"We're definitely looking forward to Friday night being back home here in the shell. I know our players are excited to play under the lights here, and we expect it to be a great atmosphere. As we've seen over the years when we've played some of these Friday games, people tend to come out for Friday night."

He continued later, saying, “I think the best thing is that it gives us a chance to amplify the University of Maryland, a place I grew up loving as a kid, coming over watching those mid-80s teams. It amplifies that we're the tenth-ranked academic institution in the country on a national stage that plays in a really tough conference...our location is second to none."