Mike Locksley

Michael Anthony Locksley (born December 25, 1969) is an American football coach. He is currently the offensive coordinator for the University of Maryland. After serving as an assistant coach for several college football squads, he became the 29th head coach of the University of New Mexico Lobos football team in 2009. Locksley was fired on September 25, 2011 after going 2–26.

On October 11, 2015, Locksley was named the interim head coach for the rest of the 2015 season when Randy Edsall was relieved of his duties.

Early life

Locksley grew up in inner-city Washington D.C., and attended Ballou High School.

College playing career

Locksley played college football at Towson State University. He redshirted his first year on the Towson State Tigers and then spent two seasons sharing time at safety and then cornerback, backing up Towson veteran Bryant Hall. For the 1990 season he had 43 tackles and two interceptions at safety, after he filled in for the injured Aaron Bates. He was named the Tigers' Defensive Player of the Year for his senior season. He graduated in the spring of 1992 with a degree in marketing.