The scene captured the player-driven culture Locksley has been forging since taking over the program five years ago and underscored why he has been unequivocal in his declaration the Terrapins (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) are ready to vie for position in the upper tier of a conference in which traditional powers Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State have reigned.
Ohio State inches past Notre Dame with only a second to spare
The next hurdle in that ascent comes Saturday afternoon against Indiana (2-2, 0-1) at SECU Stadium, where the Terrapins will aim to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 2001 and 2-0 in the Big Ten for the first time since they joined the conference in 2014.