Michael Locksley’s first stint at Maryland began as the team’s running backs coach in 1998 and coincided with the arrival of LaMont Jordan, who remains the school’s all-time leading rusher with 4,147 yards.
That initial five-year tenure also included Locksley coaching Bruce Perry, whose 1,242 rushing yards as a sophomore in 2001 rank fourth among single-season performances in school history, and Chris Downs, whose 1,154 yards as a senior in 2002 rank fifth.
Locksley’s second stint, which started as the team’s offensive coordinator in 2012 and ended as its interim coach for the last six games of the 2015 season, included working with Ty Johnson and Brandon Ross, who rank fourth and fifth, respectively, in career rushing yards at Maryland.