COLLEGE PARK, Md. — It’s been 24 years since Penn State played a football game at the University of Maryland, yet quarterback Trace McSorley will feel right at home Saturday when the 12th-ranked Nittany Lions wrap up the regular season against the Terrapins.

McSorley starred for Briar Woods High School in Ashburn, Virginia, before heading north to Penn State.

“Maryland stadium is 45 minutes from my house, so it’s right there. I’ve been to games there as a recruit, kind of as a young kid,” McSorley said. “It’s awesome, kind of being able to go back and play in that venue that I’m kind of familiar with, playing in my neck of the woods.”

Penn State running back Mark Allen played for DeMatha High School, which is located just a few miles from the home of the Terrapins.

“For me to play my last game of the regular season in my hometown, that’s pretty awesome,” Allen said. “That’s fun. It’s going to be like a backyard football game, you know, as far as me knowing a lot of guys that’s on the team. We talk back and forth, talking our little stuff.”

When it comes to trash-talking between Penn State and Maryland players who knew each other in high school, it’s likely that the contingent in white jerseys will have much more to brag about. The Nittany Lions (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten) are looking to gain a berth in a New Year’s bowl game, while Maryland (4-7, 2-6) can only hope to pull off a huge upset on Senior Day.

A year ago, the Terps entered the regular season finale needing a victory to secure a bowl bid. This time, they’re playing only for bragging rights.

“The familiarity in the rosters and guys that know each other and all that always adds to any sort of game,” Maryland coach DJ Durkin said.

It’s also a homecoming of sorts for Penn State coach James Franklin, who served as Maryland’s offensive coordinator from 2008-10 before leaving to become the head coach at Vanderbilt. The last time he faced the Terrapins on the road, in 2015, the game was played in Baltimore.

If Franklin feels any nostalgia about returning to College Park, he’s keeping it to himself. Though it’s been a long time since he left, he will find a familiar face on the opposite sideline in Durkin.

“Seems like our paths continue to cross,” Franklin said. “He was at Florida as the defensive coordinator when we were at Vanderbilt, then at Michigan as the defensive coordinator, and now as the head coach at Maryland.”

Some other things to know about the 41st meeting between Penn State and Maryland, a series the Nittany Lions lead 37-2-1.

Penn State senior safety Troy Apke will miss the first half after being penalized for targeting last week in a 56-44 win over Nebraska.