— Over the last two seasons, Maryland football has lost twice as many games as they've won. But with a more experienced team and most of last year's production returning, Head Coach Mike Locksley believes that 2026 will serve as a turnaround season for the program. Maryland football looking for turnaround season in 2026 Maryland football looking for turnaround season in 2026"The 4-8 last year was a lot different than the 4-8 a year before," he said. A key reason for optimism is quarterback Malik Washington, who had a promising freshman season. The pessimists will say 71 percent of a 4-8 team, but when you look deeper into this, this is a team that we're a drive away from being seven wins as opposed to four," said Locksley.