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Michael Locksley out as Maryland football coach after fifth straight loss

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 17:32 · Archive

Maryland football coach Michael Locksley has been removed after the team lost its fifth consecutive game.

Maryland announced Wednesday that Michael Locksley has parted ways with the university, four days after the Terrapins lost 37–30 at home to Rutgers for their fifth consecutive defeat. Locksley was seven games into his eighth season as head coach.

During his tenure at Maryland, Locksley compiled a record of 38–49 overall and 16–47 in Big Ten play. He achieved early success, leading the Terps to three straight bowl victories from 2021–23, described as a first for the programme. However, Maryland has gone 10–21 in the two-plus seasons since then.

The loss to Rutgers came after Maryland dropped back-to-back home games to Virginia Tech and UCLA, both teams with first-year coaches, as well as away defeats to Nebraska and Ohio State. Saturday's homecoming game against Rutgers featured empty seats in the stadium as Maryland squandered a 10-point halftime lead. The loss marked Rutgers' first win of the season over a Football Bowl Subdivision team.

Maryland hired Locksley in December 2018, approximately one month after the previous coach, DJ Durkin, was fired following the death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair from heatstroke during an offseason workout.

Michael Locksley out as Maryland football coach after fifth straight loss
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