Saban said he wasn’t going to be the head coach here.
I'd be a little surprised if they hired him
He is a good fit for Maryland. He earned it. He will do just fine. I expect Dan Eno to take over his spot.
Why is that?
Well they are one of the schools that would not mind his antics. If you can hire Petrino then you can hire Kiffin.
JMO, but I think that he will get a shot at a better gig if he waits it out another year or two. If he takes the Maryland job, he may never get another shot. That is a dead end job. He'll never get enough talent to demonstrate his ability while there.
I do NOT think it's a good job. But I do think his being from that area, actually having worked for that school a few times (including interviewing for the HC position there earlier) are all pretty solid.
Just because during his time as a full time HC at New Mexico he had some issues and you'd think Maryland would want to go as safe as possible at this point. I agree he's a good fit there though.
Agreed on the latter assessment. Given what he's gleaned from Saban's program (and had to be "deprogrammed" from when he was on Edsel's (sic) staff and interim HC at Maryland), he would be virtually a prodigal son hire. Plus, he's got some newly-minted "locals" in his corner up here.
and His recruiting is lot better. he can land some good talented players. with some luck under Locksley, team will have 8 or more wins each season.
