UMD football offers free semester tuition raffle for students who stay until end of Illinois game

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland football program is offering one student free tuition for a semester through a raffle aimed at keeping fans in the stands for the entirety of Saturday’s match up against Illinois.

What we know:

According to the rules, one winner will receive the equivalent value of standard in-state undergraduate tuition for the spring 2027 semester. The award cannot be redeemed for any other prize.

To qualify, participants must meet the following requirements:

• Be a current full-time undergraduate or graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park. (Students in their final semester may be enrolled part-time if taking the courses required to finish their degree, with the award adjusted to match that part-time rate.)
• Scan their ticket upon entering SECU Stadium.
• Complete an entry form via a QR code provided at halftime.
• Remain present at the game at the time of the drawing to receive the prize.

Current student-athletes and their immediate family members are excluded from entering. The promotion is valid exclusively for Saturday’s game against the Illinois Fighting Illini.

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The initiative comes as some college football programs struggle with student retention through the final whistle. It also follows a turbulent stretch for the Terrapins, who stand at 2-5 overall and 0-4 in Big Ten play after five consecutive defeats, including a homecoming loss to Rutgers.

The offer also comes days after head coach Michael Locksley and the team "mutually agreed to part ways."

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