In what will be the most compelling Military Bowl (née EagleBank Bowl) in the game’s brief, three-year history, the hometown Maryland Terrapins (8-4, 5-3 ACC) will take on the East Carolina Pirates (6-6, 5-3 C-USA) in RFK Stadium tomorrow afternoon.

The Maryland Terrapins, who finished tied for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, will not be traveling very far from home in what will be the school’s seventh bowl in Ralph Friedgen’s ten seasons. Instead of heading south to sunny Florida or even somewhat cooler Nashville, the Terps (8-4, 5-3 ACC) will be busing over to nearby RFK Stadium to face East Carolina (6-6, 5-3 CUSA) in the Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman on Wednesday, December 29. Yes, you read that correctly.