The Big Ten enters the 2025 football season with only one new head coach in place: Purdue’s Barry Odom. That is a significant departure from last offseason, when the conference welcomed five new head coach hires (Indiana, Michigan, Washington, Michigan State and UCLA).
Of course, Indiana’s Curt Cignetti stole headlines throughout the year as he led the Hoosiers to a program-best 11-1 regular season and a College Football Playoff appearance. Michigan’s Sherrone Moore and Washington’s Jedd Fisch each found some success late in the season, while Michigan State’s Jonathan Smith and UCLA’s DeShaun Foster provided more mixed results.
The Big Ten’s hiring tends to happen in waves. After the conference sees little turnover during one season, the next can often bring significant changes. That reality is worth keeping in mind entering 2025. Several coaches enter the year needing a strong output to redirect their program’s trajectory.
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With training camps underway and the season fast approaching, we’re taking an updated look at the Big Ten’s head coach landscape.
18. Mike Locksley (Maryland Terrapins)
Head Coaching Record: 35-67 (New Mexico 2009-11, Maryland 2015-present)
Analysis: Locksley might need a job-saving performance in 2024. His Terrapins are fresh off a 4-8 campaign, including a 1-8 record in conference play and a 1-7 stretch to close the season. While it was the program’s first losing season since 2020, it signaled possible struggles to come. That is especially the case…
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