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Maryland's Locksley Faces $9.2M Buyout After UCLA Loss

Maryland would owe Mike Locksley $9.2 million if fired this season following the Terrapins' embarrassing 54-3 loss to UCLA, dropping the team to 2-2.

The loss adds to a 20-year trend of Maryland not winning more than eight games in a season. Locksley, now 38-46 as head coach, has automatic contract extensions through 2028 after reaching at least seven wins in 2022 and 2023. newsbetting.bond

Tensions continue to build over Locksley's future, with Maryland Athletics cutting off follow-up questions from reporters earlier this week regarding his job security. The Terps face the steep challenge of turning things around with the meat of Big Ten play still ahead.