Biff Poggi makes his pitch for Maryland job: ‘If Indiana can win, we can win’

Biff Poggi makes his pitch for Maryland job: 'If Indiana can win, we can win'.

Key points

• Poggi, 66, built Maryland high schools Gilman (1996-2015) and St.
• Former Michigan interim coach and Maryland native Biff Poggi informed the Baltimore Sun he'd like a shot at turning the Terrapins' program around.
• Maryland "mutually parted ways" with Mike Locksley amidst a five-game losing streak, culminating in a blown lead to fellow Major Ten cellar dweller Rutgers.
• "Yeah, I really would like the job, " Poggi informed Sun reporter Michael Howes.
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Maryland "mutually parted ways" with Mike Locksley amidst a five-game losing streak, culminating in a blown lead to fellow Major Ten cellar dweller Rutgers. Locksley went 39-54 overall in College Park. It includes six games as an interim coach in 2015 and his hiring full time before the 2019. He compiled 17-52 mark in the Major Ten, along with three bowl game victories.

"It's actually not hard to win at Maryland, " Locksley informed ESPN days after his firing. "It's hard to win consistently at Maryland."

"Don't think you can think, 'Hey, we're just going to hire a new coach, and everything is going to be better, " Poggi informed the Sun. "There have been plenty of coaches there that haven't won."

Poggi, 66, built Maryland high schools Gilman (1996-2015) and St. Frances Academy (2017-2020) into powerhouses before trying his luck as a college head coach at Charlotte, where he was 6-16 over two seasons. Poggi had three stints on Michigan's staff, first under Jim Harbaugh, and then Sherrone Moore. This person he took over for on an interim basis after Moore was fired after an investigation into an improper relationship with a staffer and his subsequent arrest.

Poggi went 2-1 as Wolverines interim coach. It included a 41-27 Citrus Bowl loss to Texas. Now an analyst on the Major Ten Network, he stated, "It would be one of the great honors my lifetime, " if he were to be hired at Maryland. "If Indiana can win, we can win." Share your feedback to support improve our site!

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