Michael Locksley Is Out as Maryland Football Coach Following a 5-Game Losing Streak
The Terrapins will turn to longtime assistant Aazaar Abdul-Rahim after a 12th straight Big Ten loss and a 20th defeat in 22 conference games.
- Maryland fired head coach Mike Locksley on Wednesday following the Terrapins' 12th consecutive Big Ten loss, ending his eight-season tenure in College Park.
- The decision followed a 37-30 loss to Rutgers on Saturday, leaving Maryland at 2-5 overall and having won just two Big Ten games since the start of 2024.
- Athletic director Jim Smith named longtime assistant Aazaar Abdul-Rahim interim head coach, while the program owes Locksley approximately $9.6 million in buyout compensation through 2028.
- Maryland must pay $4.97 million within 60 days, spreading the remainder through 2028, as Smith estimated the football department sits $50 million to $60 million behind the middle of the Big Ten.
- With the team on a bye week, interim coach Abdul-Rahim has time to prepare before Illinois visits SECU Stadium on October 31, while Maryland begins its search for a permanent head coach.
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