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Saturday, October 31 at 12:00 PM EDTConference gameWeek 9 · 2026

LOCKSLEY — SCORCHING — MUST-WIN

The Storyline

Head Coach · Maryland

92

SCORCHINGHEATING UP

Another one slips away.

Mike Locksley's squad fell 23-48 at Nebraska — a 25-point margin. Provisional game-reaction bump pending review.

Buyout

$13.2M

Score history

Recent buzz

Maryland football hires search firm to help with finding new HC after Mike Locksley firingYahoo Sports · Oct 27, 2026
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Details set for Maryland football's first road trip of the post-Locksley era, first Halloween game in decades247Sports · Oct 26, 2026
From Friedgen to Locksley, here’s how past Maryland coaching searches wentBaltimore Sun · Oct 26, 2026

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