Who will be the next Maryland coach? (0:51)

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- A day after he was dismissed as Maryland 's head coach, Mike Locksley told ESPN he doesn't expect to have an opportunity to be a head coach in college again, but is looking to revive his career in the NFL or as a coordinator for a college program "you can win a championship at."

"But I'm done with the heavy laboring of building," he said, "and taking a job that's going to wear me out. I can't do it anymore." Locksley, 56, was in his eighth season as the Terps' head coach, when the school announced the decision to part ways with him Wednesday. He went 39-54 at Maryland but held a record of 10-21 since the start of the 2024 campaign.

"To be honest I kind of knew it was coming, just didn't know when," he said. "I'm not mad about leaving. I'm not. I'm at peace with it because I know it's better than what it was when I got here. A player died right before I got here and this place was burnt to the ground.…