Locksley doesn’t feel he’s coaching for job amid Maryland skid

maryland Coach Mike Locksley said he is not coaching for his job despite the team’s five consecutive Big Ten losses and continuing struggles in league games and at the end of the season.

Locksley told reporters Tuesday that he deserves to keep his job, saying, “I’m the head coach at the University of Maryland.” After a 4-0 start, Maryland is 4-5 heading into Saturday’s game Illinois,

The Terrapins are just 17-45 in Big Ten games under Locksley, who has won 18 consecutive non-league games at the school. Locksley is 37-46 overall at Maryland and is under contract through the 2027 season. If he is fired this year, his buyout would be $13.4 million.

When first-year athletic director Jim Smith was asked by The Baltimore Sun if Locksley would return in 2026, he told the newspaper that his status would be determined at the end of the year. Smith did not hire Locksley and took over as athletic director in May after serving as senior vice president of business strategy for the Atlanta Braves.

Maryland finished the regular season ranked No. 21, behind Illinois. michigan And michigan state,