Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon was among those on hand Thursday for the introduction of the school’s new football coach, D.J. Durkin. He sat at the end of the front row next to Durkin’s family and friends, listening to Durkin lay out his vision for the program. Turgeon could relate. Here’s what he told reporters before his team practiced on Thursday evening:
“I talked to him before the press conference. First time I met him, and met his wife, and Abigail and Luke. So just to say hello and if he needed anything. I came in here five years ago and knew no one and I can help him navigate a few things.