SportsSPORTS DESK
Maryland fires Locksley amid 12-game Big Ten slide
Maryland owes Locksley a buyout of $9.94 million, and defensive coordinator Aazaar Abdul-Rahim is set to be named interim coach; the football program is 2-5.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from The Midday Show at 12:33 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are ESPN's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by ESPN: “Sources: Maryland fires Locksley amid 12-game Big Ten slide”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports (College Sports Wire).
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 12:33 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Maryland.
- BBN covered this story before: Two tickets deliver double the lottery prizes for Maryland woman (October 20).
The real story
The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.
- ESPNSources: Maryland fires Locksley amid 12-game Big Ten slide
- Yahoo Sports (College Sports Wire)Maryland fires coach Mike Locksley after loss to Rutgers - Yahoo Sports October 21, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorMaryland has fired Mike Locksley.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe went thirty-nine and fifty-four in eight seasons, and the Terrapins are on a twelve-game Big Ten losing streak, sources told ESPN.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwelve straight. At that point the conference should send him a loyalty card.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, Saturday they lose to Rutgers thirty-seven to thirty, giving up twenty-four unanswered points in the second half.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAnd Sunday, Locksley fires his defensive coordinator, Ted Monachino.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCoordinator Sunday, coach Wednesday. Somebody above him is checking the calendar right now.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt's a family in crisis, and the buyout is nine point nine four million dollars.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm telling you, that's a lot of money to pay a man to stop coaching.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNine point nine four million. People pay less than that to leave a timeshare.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorDefensive coordinator Aazaar Abdul-Rahim is set to be named interim coach. Locksley's last quote was, I'm here for these players.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSaturday. He said it Saturday.
More Shorts
All videos →The story so far
- Angel Reese family tree: brother Julian, parents, Maryland roots · Yahoo Sports
- CBS News faces $20M defamation lawsuit after misidentifying Maryland… · Fox News
- Two tickets deliver double the lottery prizes for Maryland woman · UPI
- Maryland football makes coaching change, fires DC Ted Monachino · Yahoo Sports
- Cheddar cheese shipped to Maryland, Virginia under recall · WUSA9
- Two tickets deliver double the lottery prizes for Maryland woman · UPI
- Maryland fires Locksley amid 12-game Big Ten slide (this story)
From the archive: everything BBN aired on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · the Sports archive · all months


Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Serouj · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN