What's next for Mike Locksley after Maryland firing? Coaching veteran will have plenty of options

With a lengthy list of connections and more than 30 years of college coaching experience, expect to see the 2018 Broyles Award winner back on a sideline sooner than later The Mike Locksley era at Maryland is over after seven-plus seasons. As the Terrapins figure out where to go next, Locksley will do the same thing. Locksley, 59, has a successful track record as an offensive coach, and he's proven himself on the recruiting trail as well. Between that and his countless connections to coaches on other staffs, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Locksley wind up at another program sooner rather than later. Since he began as a defensive backs coach at Towson State in 1992, Locksley has been a fixture on college football sidelines.

He's spent time on staffs all around the country, and he's coached at the highest levels of the sport. In 2017, Locksley won a national championship as the co-offensive coordinator at Alabama. Locksley also orchestrated an explosive offense as the sole offensive coordinator with the Crimson Tide in 2018, and he put together some potent units in his multiple tenures at Maryland. If Locksley wants to keep coaching, there will be opportunities for him as teams look for an experience assistant who can provide some value on offense. Locksley really made his way