More than a year after being fired by LSU, Brian Kelly is on the University of Maryland’s radar following the Oct. 21 firing of Mike Locksley.
According to Pete Nakos of On3.com, Kelly has become one of the “top names” to know for the Terrapins after recently interviewing with the program about their head coaching vacancy.
Locksley, who had been Maryland’s head coach since 2019, was fired after a 2-5 start this season and 12 straight losses in the Big Ten dating back to last year. Aazaar Abdul-Rahim serves as interim head coach.
Kelly is currently a college football analyst and color commentator for CBS Sports.
Kelly, 65, said during a Nov. 10 appearance on College Sports Radio on Sirius XM that he “would love” to be a head coach again, but it was “just a question of whether there was a right fit for me.”
Kelly most recently spent four years at LSU from 2022-25. He originally signed a 10-year contract worth around $100 million to lead the Tigers.
The highlight of Kelly’s tenure at LSU was his freshman season with 10 wins and an appearance in the SEC Championship Game, but the Tigers would go 24-10 over the next three years before being fired on October 26, 2025, a day after a 49-25 loss to Texas A&M.
Before joining LSU, Kelly spent 12 years at Notre Dame. He went 92-39 with the Irish, a record that includes 21 vacated wins during the 2012 and 2013 seasons resulting from a self-reported NCAA rule violation by the school.
Kelly’s head coaching career also includes stints at Central Michigan and Cincinnati. His record is 179-76 with 16 bowl appearances in 22 seasons.
Maryland is one loss away from winning its third straight year with a sub-.500 record. The Terrapins haven’t won more than eight games in a season since 2010.
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