​A Big Ten football program is making a change less than two months into the 2026 season.Maryland head coach Mike Locksley has been fired, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.The decision comes as Maryland is off to a 2-5 start to the season.“Sources: Maryland coach Mike Locksley has been dismissed,” Thamel posted on X. “Maryland dropped to 2-5 on Saturday after a last-second loss to Rutgers. Locksley is 39-54 overall at Maryland, including his interim stint in 2015. Maryland is on a bye this week.”Locksley coached six games as the interim head coach at Maryland in 2015, going 1-5. He then spent three seasons as an assistant at Alabama before being hired as Maryland’s head coach ahead of the 2019 season.Locksley recorded a seven-win season and two eight-win seasons among his seven full seasons as head coach. He also led Maryland to three bowl victories.However, the Terrapins finished 4-8 in both 2024 and 2025 and appeared to be headed towards another losing season.Maryland was set to hold a team meeting at 11:30 a.m. to inform players of the news, according to Thamel. Terrapins co-defensive coordinator Aazaar Abdul-Rahim is expected to serve as Maryland’s interim head coach, according to Thamel.Following a bye this weekend, the Terrapins will host Illinois on Oct. 31.Stories by Matt ConnollyFans call for NFL Network analyst to be fired for comments about Jalen HurtsCountry music star’s son, high school QB lands offer from SEC powerEx-NBA star calls out basketball analyst, former college coach: ‘Stop the hatin’NHL team forced to return to airport shortly after takeoff. Here’s whyRead the original article on MassLive. Add MassLive as a Preferred Source by clicking here.