Maryland football coach Michael Locksley was candid about why he felt the Terps took a step back in 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cI lost my locker room,\u201d Locksley said in March<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Terps\u2019 coach reiterated those thoughts Tuesday at Big Ten media days in Las Vegas, as he looked back on Maryland\u2019s dreadful 4-8 campaign in 2024. The team won just one conference game, dropping five consecutive contests to end the season, including an ugly 44-7 loss to Penn State<\/a> to end the year. The Terps missed out on a bowl game for the first time in three seasons.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had haves and have nots for the first time in our locker room,\u201d said Locksley, referring to NIL deals for some of the players on his roster. \u201cThe landscape of college football taught me a valuable lesson. And that valuable lesson is, it\u2019s important for me, even in the midst of this change, to continue to educate our players on the importance of playing for something bigger than yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n Locksley set up a unique sign outside the team\u2019s locker room ahead of the 2025 season to combat selfishness.<\/p>\n "When you enter those doors, we'll all pay the same price for success or failure." <\/p>\n Michael Locksley shares the message posted outside the @TerpsFootball<\/a> locker room this season \ud83d\udc47#B1GFootball<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/6aFNYemEdf<\/a><\/p>\n — Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) July 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n