Maryland HIRING Jon Gruden as its NEXT Football Coach MUST Happen!

Locked On Big 10 – Daily College Football & Basketball Podcast · Oct 27, 2026 · 13m

There is some chatter about Maryland hiring Jon Gruden as its next football coach to replace recently fired Mike Locksley. While Gruden does come with some baggage which includes an on-going lawsuit vs the NFL, we think he is dying to get back into the coaching game and the Maryland football job may be the right ticket for him to get back on the sidelines!

We weight the pros and cons of a possible Gruden hire at Maryland. And we certainly think he'd be fun to have in the Big Ten! What do you think? Does "Maryland Football Coach Jon Gruden" have a nice ring to it? Let us know at Locked on Big…