Sources - Maryland fires football coach Mike Locksley - ESPN

Maryland has fired football coach Mike Locksley on Wednesday following the Terrapins' 12th consecutive Big Ten loss, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Wednesday.

Maryland has called a team meeting for 11:30 a.m. ET, sources told ESPN, where the team will be informed of the change. Longtime assistant Aazaar Abdul-Rahim, who has strong ties to the area, will be named interim coach, sources told ESPN.

Locksley, 56, who is on the books to earn $6.4 million this season, was working on a contract that ran through the 2028 season. His firing means that the program owes him a buyout of slightly than $10 million.

He was 39-54 in his eighth season, but just 10-21 since the start of 2024.

Maryland has given up 219 points during its current five-game losing streak, and the Terps are ranked 127th nationally in points allowed and 83rd in yards allowed.

A week removed from a 45-16 loss to Ohio State on the road in which the Terrapins (2-5, 0-4) were outclassed, Locksley's team battled Saturday before eventually running out of steam in a 37-30 home loss to Rutgers, giving up 24 unanswered points in the second half. It was the Terrapins' 20th loss in 22 Big Ten games, and sealed Locksley's fate seven games into his eighth season.

«I won't even get into that,» Locksley said Saturday, when asked what he wanted his tenure to be remembered for. «As I said, I'm here for these players. I'm super convicted. The only thing I'm concerned about is doing my very best for them, until they tell me I can't. And those players continue to give me their best, so I'll continue to give them my best.»

Defensive coordinator Ted Monachino was fired by Locksley on Sunday.

While Locksley's ability to recruit and build a roster was undeniable at Maryland, the