D.J. Durkin Reportedly Named Maryland Head Coach

The Maryland Terrapins are searching for a new head football coach after firing Randy Edsall on Oct. 12 and have been linked to multiple candidates as the program looks to make a big splash with its next hire.

However, it sounds like the team has settled on a member of Jim Harbaugh's coaching staff at Michigan as their new head coach.

Continue for updates.

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Durkin Reportedly Lands Maryland Job

Wednesday, Dec. 2

Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated reported, per a source, that Michigan defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin will be Maryland's next head coach. Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde confirmed the report.

Forde reported on Nov. 25 that Durkin was a strong candidate.

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Maryland Reaches Out to Richt

Monday, Nov. 30

The Terrapins have contacted former Georgia Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt and could have an in-person discussion on either Tuesday or Wednesday, according to Jeff Ermann of 247Sports. 

Ermann noted Maryland's current associate athletic director, Damon Evans, was Georgia's athletic director from 2004 to 2010.

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Maryland Job Reportedly Not Appealing to Major Names

Wednesday, Nov. 25

Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports, via Daniel Martin of CSN Mid-Atlantic, reported Maryland has reached out to several big names, but none have expressed any interest in the vacant position.

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O'Brien Comments on Rumors Linking Him to Maryland Job

Tuesday, Nov. 17

Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien addressed rumors linking him to the Maryland job, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle: 

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Again, these things get thrown out here by the media, and I will not respond to those things. I know you have to ask that and it’s not directed at you, but anyone can say anything. They can just throw it out there and say anything. All I know is that I’m head coach of the Houston Texans and we just had a great win. And I’m damn proud to be the head coach of the Houston Texans.

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O'Brien's comments echo what John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reported on Nov. 15, when he said the head coach was not interested in the position.

On Nov. 15, CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora reported O'Brien could return to the college game, primarily due to tensions between O'Brien, Texans general manager Rick Smith and the organization overall.

O'Brien last coached at Penn State before taking the job with the Texans and was a running backs coach for the Terrapins from 2003 to 2004, moving on to Duke and the New England Patriots after that.