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Maryland Fires Head Coach Mike Locksley After 12-Game Big Ten Losing Streak

The Terrapins dismissed the eighth-year coach following a 2-5 start and a 12-game conference losing streak.

4 publishers · 14 articles · first seen 21 Oct 2026 · updated 15d ago

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0%50%100%1%25 Sept, 22:36 UTCnowwww.espn.com: Locksley 'at peace' with Maryland firing, open to NFL, college OC jobs · 22 Oct, 17:23 UTCwww.espn.com: Maryland fires Mike Locksley: Top candidates and roster priorities · 21 Oct, 16:19 UTCwww.espn.com: Sources: Maryland fires Locksley amid 12-game Big Ten slide · 21 Oct, 15:45 UTCSI Feed: What Mike Locksley's Departure Means For The Roster Of Maryland Football Next Year? · 23 Oct, 11:00 UTCSI Feed: 3 Maryland Players Baylor Should Keep an Eye on After Mike Locksley's Firing · 22 Oct, 12:00 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: Maryland football coaching search 2026: Candidates, hot board, names to watch from Terrapins experts · 21 Oct, 20:03 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: What's next for Mike Locksley after Maryland firing? Coaching veteran will have plenty of options · 21 Oct, 19:25 UTCSI Feed: Ten Candidates for Maryland Football Coaching Search After Mike Locksley Firing · 21 Oct, 19:11 UTCSI Feed: BREAKING: Maryland Fires Head Coach Mike Locksley · 21 Oct, 15:55 UTCSI Feed: Maryland Fires Longtime Coach Mike Locksley: Live Updates on Season’s First FBS Coaching Change · 21 Oct, 15:53 UTCfeeds.bleacherreport.com: Mike Locksley Reportedly Fired as Maryland HC After Loss to Rutgers amid 2-5 Record · 21 Oct, 15:29 UTCfeeds.bleacherreport.com: Mike Locksley Fired as Maryland HC After Loss to Rutgers amid 2-5 Record · 21 Oct, 15:29 UTCSI Feed: Mike Locksley Fired: Maryland Makes Major Coaching Change After Eight Seasons · 21 Oct, 15:27 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: Maryland fires Mike Locksley after 2-5 start as Terrapins become first Power Four opening · 21 Oct, 15:24 UTC

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The story so far

4 publishers have covered this in 14 articles since 21 Oct 2026. CBS Sports Headlines published first, on 21 October at 15:24 UTC; SI Feed followed 3 min later. The most recent article, from SI Feed, appeared on 23 October at 11:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), CBS Sports Headlines, SI Feed, feeds.bleacherreport.com.

2 prediction markets price this story:

  • 6+ wins — the market puts it at 1%, closing 20 Dec 2026. The market resolves to Yes if the Maryland college football team wins at least six games during the 2026 regular season. It resolves to No if they win fewer than six games. Readers often mistake the resolution deadline, which is determined by the end of the 2026 regular season, not the calendar year.
  • Maryland — the market puts it at 1%, closing 3 Jan 2027. The outcome is Yes if Maryland wins the 2026 College Football Big Ten Championship Game. The outcome is No otherwise. Readers often mistake the linked story about firing a coach as the resolution event, but only the championship game result matters.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on 6+ wins at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. CBS Sports HeadlinesMaryland fires Mike Locksley after 2-5 start as Terrapins become first Power Four opening10%
  2. SI FeedMike Locksley Fired: Maryland Makes Major Coaching Change After Eight Seasons10%
  3. feeds.bleacherreport.comMike Locksley Reportedly Fired as Maryland HC After Loss to Rutgers amid 2-5 Record10%
  4. feeds.bleacherreport.comMike Locksley Fired as Maryland HC After Loss to Rutgers amid 2-5 Record10%
  5. www.espn.comSources: Maryland fires Locksley amid 12-game Big Ten slide10%
  6. SI FeedMaryland Fires Longtime Coach Mike Locksley: Live Updates on Season’s First FBS Coaching Change10%
  7. SI FeedBREAKING: Maryland Fires Head Coach Mike Locksley10%
  8. www.espn.comMaryland fires Mike Locksley: Top candidates and roster priorities10%
  9. SI FeedTen Candidates for Maryland Football Coaching Search After Mike Locksley Firing10%
  10. CBS Sports HeadlinesWhat's next for Mike Locksley after Maryland firing? Coaching veteran will have plenty of options10%
  11. Show 4 later sources
    1. CBS Sports HeadlinesMaryland football coaching search 2026: Candidates, hot board, names to watch from Terrapins experts10%
    2. SI Feed3 Maryland Players Baylor Should Keep an Eye on After Mike Locksley's Firing6%▼4 points since the previous source
    3. www.espn.comLocksley 'at peace' with Maryland firing, open to NFL, college OC jobs6%
    4. SI FeedWhat Mike Locksley's Departure Means For The Roster Of Maryland Football Next Year?1%▼5 points since the previous source
  12. Current odds1%

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Locksley 'at peace' with Maryland firing, open to NFL, college OC jobs www.espn.com ·
  2. Maryland fires Mike Locksley: Top candidates and roster priorities www.espn.com ·
  3. Sources: Maryland fires Locksley amid 12-game Big Ten slide www.espn.com ·
  4. What Mike Locksley's Departure Means For The Roster Of Maryland Football Next Year? SI Feed
  5. 3 Maryland Players Baylor Should Keep an Eye on After Mike Locksley's Firing SI Feed
  6. Maryland football coaching search 2026: Candidates, hot board, names to watch from Terrapins experts CBS Sports Headlines
Show 8 more sources
  1. What's next for Mike Locksley after Maryland firing? Coaching veteran will have plenty of options CBS Sports Headlines
  2. Ten Candidates for Maryland Football Coaching Search After Mike Locksley Firing SI Feed
  3. BREAKING: Maryland Fires Head Coach Mike Locksley SI Feed
  4. Maryland Fires Longtime Coach Mike Locksley: Live Updates on Season’s First FBS Coaching Change SI Feed
  5. Mike Locksley Reportedly Fired as Maryland HC After Loss to Rutgers amid 2-5 Record feeds.bleacherreport.com
  6. Mike Locksley Fired as Maryland HC After Loss to Rutgers amid 2-5 Record feeds.bleacherreport.com
  7. Mike Locksley Fired: Maryland Makes Major Coaching Change After Eight Seasons SI Feed
  8. Maryland fires Mike Locksley after 2-5 start as Terrapins become first Power Four opening CBS Sports Headlines

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