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Mike Locksley, who went from being Maryland's offensive coordinator to its interim head coach for the past seven weeks after coach Randy Edsall was fired, interviewed for Edsall's old job Monday, a source familiar with the process said.

Pep Hamilton has college and pro experience with quarterbacks and running an offense, and might be able to keep top area recruits committed to Terps.

Mike Locksley's future at Maryland is unclear after his 1-5 record as interim coach.

Former Maryland quarterback Frank Reich, now San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator, was interviewed for Maryland's head coach vacancy.

The dream of bowl eligibility for Maryland died a few weeks ago in a one-score loss to Wisconsin. So in the weeks since, the Terps have adopted the role of spoiler entering games against Michigan State, which is in the hunt for a College Football Playoff, and Indiana, which is trying to rally to reach bowl eligibility. Maryland fell short in both of those attempts, but the Terps will have another shot at ending another team's season for good Saturday against Rutgers.

As Brandon Ross rounded the right side of the offensive line against Indiana last Saturday, the running back's eyes darted between his teammates and the sideline. He needed wide receiver Malcolm Culmer to hold his block on Hoosiers cornerback Rashard Fant just long enough for Ross to get to the sideline where he could turn up field. Ross pointed at Culmer, directing traffic through the secondary. He slipped up the sideline, and 79 yards later, he had his third touchdown of a career day. Though

Michigan defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin has emerged as a strong candidate for the Maryland head coaching job, according to Yahoo! Sports.

Quinton Jefferson started chuckling when the topic was broached. The defensive tackle knew the questions were coming. After all, it's nearly impossible to talk about Saturday's matchup between Maryland and Rutgers without bringing up last year's matchup, also a season finale, at Byrd Stadium. Jefferson, who suffered a knee injury earlier in the season, could only watch from the sideline while the Scarlet Knights erased the Terps' 35-10 lead en route to a shocking 41-38 victory in College Park on

"A lot of people acted like it was the last game, but we have another game next week," Ryan Doyle said.

Ryan Doyle had numbers "popping up" in his head during Maryland's practices this week. The senior offensive lineman wasn't thinking about the numbers two or eight — the Terps' current win-loss record in a trying season — but he was ticking off the number of practices remaining in his career. On Monday, he had two more Tuesday practices left in his five-year career in College Park. Tuesday afternoon, that number was down to one. Entering Saturday's game against Indiana, he has one

The first drive of Maryland right tackle Damian Prince's career came in garbage time of the season-opening win over Richmond. The Terps had the eventual 50-21 win well in hand, and most of the starting skill position players were done for the day on the sideline. But Prince, the former five-star recruit who was a projected starter before getting hurt in preseason camp, was making his collegiate debut. A little past the midway point of the fourth quarter, Prince blocked down on the opposing

Maryland¿s senior class will play its final home game at Byrd Stadium against Indiana on Saturday, capping careers that have been full of ups and downs. Offensive linemen Evan Mulrooney and Ryan Doyle are both fifth-year players who have seen the program¿s recent lows, such as the 2-10 season in 2011 and Randy Edsall¿s firing this season, and its recent highs, such as the back-to-back winning seasons and bowl appearances.

The day Mike Locksley was elevated to Maryland interim coach from offensive coordinator after Randy Edsall was fired, he met with defensive coordinator Keith Dudzinski. The pair discussed how they wanted to approach the final half of the season, and they settled on a plan that's been seen in all three phases: Locksley the offense, defense and special teams to all be aggressive. Over the past few weeks, Dudzinski's defense has sent more and more pressure after opposing quarterbacks forcing

It would have been easy for DeAndre Lane to transfer and leave Maryland at any point during the past two years. After appearing in four games while battling a hamstring injury during his freshman year in 2013, he appeared in only the season opener last season. He could have elected to go down a level to the Football Championship Subdivision or try his luck somewhere else where he could play immediately. But Lane decided to stay. He stuck it out. And now, three-quarters into the way season and

In the days after former coach Randy Edsall was fired and Mike Locksley was elevated from offensive coach to interim coordinator, Locksley made a request of redshirt sophomore Shane Cockerille.

Maryland quarterback Daxx Garman had surgery on his right shoulder Thursday and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Saturday.

In a football coaching career that has crisscrossed the country and taken him up and down the East Coast, Mike Locksley has spent 10 years at Maryland.

College Park is making big bucks in the Big Ten so why can't that money save UMBC tennis?

A year and change ago, Maryland suffered its second-worst loss of former coach Randy Edsall¿s tenure with a 52-7 thrashing at the hands of Wisconsin on the road at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis.

For every Saturday since Oct. 3, Maryland players have buckled chinstraps, tied shoes and suited up in mostly unfamiliar locker rooms. The Terps have played road games in Columbus, Ohio, and Iowa City, Iowa. They've shuffled up I-95 in buses to play Penn State in Baltimore. But when they take the field to face Wisconsin in their annual homecoming game Saturday, it will have been 35 days since the Terps last played at home.

Things have been quiet in College Park the past couple of weeks regarding the search for fired football coach Randy Edsall's successor. Athletic director Kevin Anderson, whose own legacy with the Terps will certainly be tied to this hire, has declined to discuss who he might be looking at since saying on the day of Edsall's firing that Maryland wanted a coach "to excite the fan base." Many names have surfaced in a variety of media outlets, a few that seem to have validity and others that appear

Undefeated Iowa sapped any energy out of the Maryland in the first half and used its ball-control offense early on to outdistance themselves in a 31-15 victory Saturday.

A little more than a year ago, Maryland and Iowa squared off in a back-and-forth tilt at Byrd Stadium that featured the Terps erasing a 14-point first-quarter lead before holding off a frantic Hawkeyes comeback late in the fourth quarter for a 38-31 homecoming win.

Mike Locksley's short tenure as Maryland interim coach has already been marked by significant change. Quarterback Perry Hills is leading a rejuvenated offense. He's urging his players to have fun. Competition periods have increased the intensity of practices. The Terps have said that the "atmosphere" at Gosset Team House and on the practice field has changed. But one of the most important changes Locksley has made simply starts with creating a purpose for every player to grow into and take

Over the past year or so, Maryland kicker Brad Craddock¿s profile has steadily risen. From Randy Edsall¿s emotional comments about Craddock last season to being nearly perfect and winning the Lou Groza Award to being identified as one of the Terps¿ leaders coming into this season, Craddock has steadily come into the spotlight during his illustrious career.

Maryland's loss to Penn State last weekend was its fourth straight. The Terps haven't won in a month, and they're in their longest losing streak since they dropped three straight in 2013 after dropping six and eight straight to close 2012 and 2011, respectively. But there are some positives. Maryland's margin of defeat has declined in each game. The Terps had four chances to get a go-ahead score against Penn State after cutting their deficit to one early in the fourth quarter. And a

For now, Locksley is considered more of a half-season caretaker than a legitimate candidate.

The Nittany Lions represent Maryland's only chance to develop a real rivalry in the Big Ten. The geography works and the timing might finally be right for two teams that arrived at this point from very different directions but find themselves at similar competitive crossroads.

It's the start of a new era for Maryland when the Terps face off with Penn State at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Interim coach Mike Locksley will make his coaching debut for Maryland after Randy Edsall's firing almost two weeks ago. The Terps lost their last game at No. 1 Ohio State, 49-28, and they're on a three-game losing streak. Penn State fell to the Buckeyes, 38-10, last week.

Jake Funk had been developing through his entire career at Damascus, putting up eye-catching numbers at running back as the Swarmin' Hornets racked up wins and marched through the playoffs, but the attention he was receiving from colleges didn't match the level he thought he was capable of playing. He hit the midway point of his senior season with an offer to play linebacker from Wisconsin, offers from the three service academies and offers from other low-level Football Bowl Subdivision schools,

When Mike Locksley takes the field as Maryland's interim coach against Penn State on Saturday, he's not worried about getting butterflies or having any nerves in his first game as a team's head coach since 2011. He's just expecting to have "that rock-gut feeling" with all of the scenarios for the afternoon flashing through his mind. Most of all, Locksley's excited to be back on the field after two whirlwind weeks.

When he joined Ron Vanderlinden¿s Maryland staff as wide receivers coach in 2000, James Franklin was a 28-year-old working on the early part of a coaching career that would lead to a notable rise through the profession. During that early part of his career, Franklin turned to Maryland¿s 31-year-old running backs coach Mike Locksley and forged a professional relationship that lasted through both of their careers.

On a slate gray day in State College, Pa., last November, Randy Edsall delivered a message that resonated within the Maryland fan base. The Terps had just defeated Penn State, 20-19, for the program's first victory over the Nittany Lions since 1961 and just its second in 38 tries.

Largely a reserve outside linebacker and special teams contributor during his first three years at Maryland, senior Avery Thompson had 36 career appearances but no starts. He had nine career tackles, largely toiling in anonymity behind a deep corps of linebackers that graduated last year and a new group of talented young players.

Over the summer, redshirt sophomore Shane Cockerille approached former Maryland coach Randy Edsall about switching positions from quarterback in order to get on the field and contribute. In the past week, interim coach Mike Locksley asked Cockerille to switch from fullback back to quarterback to help give the team better depth behind starter Perry Hills.

To borrow a term Maryland interim coach Mike Locksley has used a few times, the past few weeks have been a whirlwind for the Terps. From reports of former coach Randy Edsall's imminent firing days before a trip to play No. 1 Ohio State to pushing those Buckeyes into the third quarter to Edsall's walk-off press conference to his subsequent firing the next day, there has been little normalcy for Maryland.

In football coaching search, University of Maryland seek a personality. Showmanship is a plus. "It's not just knowing the X's and O's," school president says.

The dawn of the Mike Locksley era in College Park on Wednesday also provided Maryland players to give their first public comments since Randy Edsall was fired Sunday afternoon. Quarterback Perry Hills, cornerback Will Likely and defensive end Yannick Ngakoue were all made available to share their thoughts as the team moves forward under Locksley.

During a sparkling career in College Park, Torrey Smith became one of the most recognizable figures in the very recent history of Maryland football. At the end of his career, Smith ranked third in career receptions (152), third in career yards (2,215) and second in career touchdowns (19). He then moved up I-95 and spent the first four years of his pro career with the Baltimore Ravens, winning a Super Bowl.

The sounds of the Mike Locksley era at Maryland on Wednesday morning were a stark contrast to the pall that had descended over the Gossett Football Team House on Sunday evening after coach Randy Edsall's firing. Thumping bass from on-field speakers broke through the cool autumn morning. Roaring shouts and cheers went up on the practice fields. Players jogged off the field laughing.

Maryland redshirt freshman wide receiver Will Ulmer has been given his release and will transfer, a team spokesman confirmed Wednesday afternoon.

Most college coaching searches are conducted over weeks, sometimes days. To find a replacement for Maryland football coach Randy Edsall, athletic director Kevin Anderson will have a couple of months. In some ways, it might make the search easier, given that Anderson will have a lot more time than he did when he hired Edsall to replace Ralph Friedgen in 2011. In other ways, maneuvering through the process after a midseason firing is "tricky," according to former Wisconsin athletic director Pat Richter.

Given the type of nationally recognized coaches within the Big Ten's East Division, Loh said there is more to the decision than prior success on the field.

Former Maryland coach Randy Edsall, who was fired by the university Sunday afternoon, released a statement Monday night.

In his comments after coach Randy Edsall was fired, Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson said the schools is looking for its next football coach to be someone to "excite the fan base," particularly on the offensive side of the ball. College football is filled with young offensive minds right now, many of whom have recently ascended to head coaching jobs.

In a meeting with The Baltimore Sun editorial board, University of Maryland, College Park President Wallace Loh discussed the firing of football coach Randy Edsall and what's next for the program.

Maryland's game against Penn State at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Oct. 24 will kick off at 3:30 p.m. and be televised on either ABC, ESPN or ESPN2, Penn State announced Monday.

Less than four months after signing a contract extension that could have paid him an additional $7.5 million had he stayed on the job through the 2019 season, Maryland football coach Randy Edsall was fired.

While he plans to keep a similar structure for the final seven weeks and six games of the regular season, Mike Locksley said he told the players during a meeting Sunday that things are going to be different under him than they were under Edsall, who had the reputation of a more strict disciplinarian.