Randy Edsall's tenure as the Maryland head football coach is over.
Maryland athletics director Kevin Anderson announced Sunday that Edsall was relieved of his head-coaching duties, just a couple days following reports that Edsall's firing was imminent.
“We appreciate Randy’s tireless commitment to the University of Maryland,” Anderson said in the announcement. “This was a difficult decision, but ultimately this is the best course of action for our football program moving forward.”
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Edsall compiled a 22-33 record in five seasons with the Terps, reaching bowl games in each of the past two seasons. But both of those postseason appearances resulted in losses, and Edsall's teams never finished better than .500 in conference play.
The Terps are off to a 2-4 start this season, with several of those losses coming in embarrassing fashion. Maryland lost, 45-6, to West Virginia before getting shut out by Michigan, 28-0. Saturday, the Terps led against No. 1 Ohio State and had the game tied in the third quarter, but the Buckeyes pulled away and won, 49-28.
Edsall made some headlines Saturday by storming out of his press conference after giving an angry answer when asked about some of his pregame behavior.
Anderson also announced that offensive coordinator Mike Locksley will take over as interim head coach. Locksley has head-coaching experience having coached New Mexico from 2009 to 2011. He was also an assistant under Ron Zook at Illinois from 2005 to 2008. Before joining Edsall's staff in 2012, Locksley was a Maryland assistant from 1998 to 2002.
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"Having spent more than a decade with the Maryland football program over the course of his career, I feel Mike is best suited to effectively guide our program through the remainder of the 2015 season,” Anderson said. “Mike has previous head coaching experience and is well-respected both locally and nationally."