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Robin Yount and Milwaukee 鈥榮tarving鈥 for this Brewers World Series title
PHOENIX 鈥 Hall of Famer Robin Yount knew that a luxurious 12-day cruise to Italy had been scheduled long ago by his wife, but it wasn鈥檛 until he was nearly aboard the ship that he realized the timing.
The MLB playoffs were underway and his beloved Milwaukee Brewers, were smack in the middle of it.
Damn. He wanted to be there.
At the least, he wanted to be able to watch on TV.
Well, you try catching a TV signal while bobbing along the waves in the Atlantic.
鈥淚 hadn鈥檛 paid attention to the timing of this cruise," Yount tells USA TODAY Sports. 鈥淚 pulled up the schedule, and it was the start of the playoffs. The first two games [of the NL Division Series], I couldn鈥檛 get the games on anything, but the ESPN app.
鈥淪o here I am, it鈥檚 2:30 in the morning, and I鈥檓 lying in bed for three hours, watching stick figures of balls and strikes, and the lights where the ball was going until 6 in the morning. Then, I remembered, 'Hey, you idiot, you can use the Sirius app to listen.' Then I鈥檓 lying in bed all night with an earpiece listening to the broadcast.
鈥淪o what was supposed to be a nice, relaxing cruise with stuff going on all day long, and I鈥檓 getting about six hours of sleep the entire trip. When the cruise ended, I was beat up."
Yount, who had that iconic motorcycle ride into old Milwaukee County Stadium after the 1982 season, retreated with his wife, Michele, to their Phoenix-area home to watch Games 3 and 4 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium.
They watched every pitch of every inning, with the Brewers sweeping the Dodgers and winning the pennant for the first time in 44 years, when Yount won the AL MVP award. They fell in seven games to the 最新杏吧原创 Cardinals in that World Series, and haven鈥檛 been back, still seeking their first title in franchise history.
鈥淲hen we lost in 鈥82, we all thought we鈥檇 be back to the World Series the next year," Yount says. 鈥淚t took us 44 years. So when we won in L.A., let鈥檚 just say I may have overserved myself a little bit. I guarantee you that every guy on that 鈥82 team was watching and celebrating, too."
MLB Hall of Famer Robin Yount throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a 2024 game.
This Brewers team reminds Yount of their 鈥82 team with the joy, passion and determination. Maybe they don鈥檛 stay in the clubhouse until 2 a.m. having a few pops and talking ball, with this new generation of Brewers going home to play video games. This team has a personal chef with a nutritional menu in the clubhouse and would be appalled at the notion of downing hamburgers and bratwurst before and after games like their ancestors. But, oh, does this team play the game hard with an emphasis on fundamentals, just like Yount鈥檚.
鈥淚 love the way they play, but we may want this more than even they [the current Brewers team] do," Yount says. 鈥淲e still believe we have some unfinished business to take care of. It鈥檇 be a huge relief to win this now with all of us still around to see it."
Yount, 71, robustly laughs. Hey, when you were drafted out of high school and raised as a Brewer, reaching the big leagues when you鈥檙e still a teenager, play your entire 20-year career with the Brewers, inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Brewer, and are widely regarded as the greatest Brewer player of all-time, that blue and gold stays in your bloodstream.
鈥淥h man, I live and breathe with these guys," Yount says. 鈥淚 grew up in L.A., but I was never a Dodger fan. We had so many years of disappointment and heartbreak against them. And then to beat them the way we did, it couldn鈥檛 have been a better script."
Now, 44 years later, here they are, playing in a different stadium, in a different league, and against a team that didn鈥檛 exist during Yount鈥檚 career, in the World Series beginning Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays at American Family Field.
鈥淭he fans, not just in Milwaukee, but the entire state of Wisconsin, they are all starving for this," Yount says. 鈥淭hey have as much passion as any fanbase in baseball. The city, all of Wisconsin, nobody鈥檚 missing this. The TV ratings won鈥檛 be low in Wisconsin, I guarantee you that."
Yount, who has been constantly exchanging text messages with his former teammates, certainly isn鈥檛 about to miss this World Series. He is taking 15 family members to Milwaukee where he will throw out the ceremonial first pitch Friday with Bud Selig, Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball, who brought the Brewers to Milwaukee in 1970 and made sure they never left.
Yount never left, either.
A two-time MVP and one of the most gifted all-around athletes of his generation, who even considered quitting baseball at one point to become a professional golfer on the PGA Tour or a Motocross rider, certainly had opportunities to depart. He twice was a free agent, heavily coveted by the Dodgers and Angels, but always came back to Milwaukee. He could have received more money on the free-agent market, gotten more fame, but his heart belonged with the good folks of Wisconsin, and particularly Selig, the Brewers鈥 beloved owner.
鈥淚t was the right fit for me," Yount says. 鈥淚 was an extremely shy kid except for the baseball field and the motocross track. I was just always comfortable in Milwaukee. The smaller market was probably better for me. The only time I considered leaving is after that one taste of the World Series. That鈥檚 what motivated me, to have that shot again.
鈥淏ut Mr. Selig was a car salesman before he bought the Brewers, and he did a pretty good sales job keeping me there. But you know something, he was absolutely right.
鈥淚f I had left, it would have been the biggest mistake I made in my career."
Yount, who amassed 3,142 hits, and joined Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg and Alex Rodriguez as the only players to win MVP awards playing two different positions (shortstop and center field), says the only regret in his career is not winning that World Series championship.
But, oh, did they ever come close.
Robin Yount douses Bud Selig after a playoff game in 1982.
They clinched the AL East on the final day of the regular season against the Baltimore Orioles when he hit two home runs off future Hall of Famer Jim Palmer. They trailed 2-0 in the AL Championship Series to the star-studded California Angels, with Reggie Jackson, Rod Carew and Don Baylor, before winning the final three games. And, with Yount batting .414 with three doubles, a homer, six RBI and a 1.072 OPS in the World Series 鈥 becoming the only player to produce two four-hit games in a World Series 鈥 they lost the seventh and deciding game when they blew a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning.
The Brewers, a team with four future Hall of Famers, was built on power with Gorman Thomas and Ben Oglivie hitting more home runs than the entire Cardinals鈥 team. The irony now is that this Brewers鈥 edition is built like the ol鈥 Cardinals. They hit the second-fewest homer runs in baseball and ranked fifth in stolen bases, while back in 1982 the Cardinals hit just 67 homers and stole 200 bases.
鈥淲e played hard, we played to win, just like this team, but our team was a total different team than this one," Yount says. 鈥淲e had a lot of power through the lineup. The lineup was unbelievable. We scored a ton of runs. But those guys, man, they can run and beat you in so many ways.
鈥淚鈥檓 just hoping this year鈥檚 team brings the same results as that Cardinals team."
Who knows, maybe this time around, Yount will be riding his motorcycle into Great American Family Field proudly carrying the World Series banner instead of riding his dirt bike to a Brewers鈥 rally he wanted no part of, still livid over their World Series defeat.
The Brewers had already arranged a downtown parade and celebration at County Stadium before the end of the World Series, and two days after losing Game 7 in 1982, they still went on with the ceremony with beloved Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Uecker as the MC.
鈥淲e came back from 最新杏吧原创 just after losing the World Series," says Yount, who sobbed in the back of the plane on the ride back to Milwaukee, 鈥渁nd they told us they were going to have parade for us. In every players鈥 mind, the last thing we wanted to do is have parade after losing the World Series. We had to be there at 8 or 9 in the morning.
鈥淪o, the little bit of rebel in me, I had a dirt bike in the garage, and even though it鈥檚 not street legal, I didn鈥檛 care about anything at that point. It was my way of showing I was upset. I rode 10 miles, parked the bike by the dugout, and did the whole parade, with the fans celebrating like we won.
鈥淲e鈥檙e done with the parade, and I鈥檓 walking downstairs, [teammates] Pete Vukovich and Ted Simmons see the bike, and say, 鈥淚s this yours? You rode it here? What鈥檚 it doing here?"
Then, came the challenge.
Vukovich and Simmons: 鈥淲hy don鈥檛 you ride it on the field?"
The center field gate opened, Yount, wearing a leather jacket, jeans and dark sunglasses, jumps on the motorcycle, roared around the warning track, with no helmet and his hair flying, riding right up to home plate.
The crowd roared, and the scene became such an iconic memory that the Brewers created a bobblehead with Yount atop the dirt bike.
鈥淚t was quite the celebration for losing," Yount says. 鈥淚t went over pretty good. It certainly wasn鈥檛 planned on my part, so blame it on Vuk and Simba."
Yount, who still rides his motorcycles on the streets and surrounding mountains in Phoenix, and loves working on his bikes even more, will gladly ride his motorcycle one more time into a ballpark.
But only in a victory celebration at American Family Field in front of a euphoric Brewers鈥 crowd.
鈥淵ou have no idea how bad I want this, and so does everyone else on that 鈥82 team,鈥欌 Yount says. 鈥淲e鈥檝e waited such a long time for this.
鈥淚 just wish Ueck was around, but I guarantee he鈥檚 got a front-row seat watching this. He鈥檚 with us. We can feel it.鈥欌
And, with four more victories, the spirit of Ueck, Selig and every single member of that 鈥82 team, will be celebrating, long and hard, making a Milwaukee winter seem downright balmy.
鈥淚 never had the courage to spend the winter in Milwaukee,鈥欌 Yount says, 鈥渂ut I鈥檇 love see that parade. We鈥檝e had to wait 44 years.
鈥淚 just want to see my team win, at last, while we鈥檙e still alive to see it."
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Mizzou football bye week grades: Evaluating every position group's performance
Missouri wide receiver Donovan Olugbode (1) carries the ball as Mississippi safety Sharif Denson (7) pursues during the first half of a game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss.
COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 Based on the stressed-out mood around the University of Missouri campus and the quantity of political texts rolling in on an hourly basis, midterms are happening on multiple fronts.
Why not the football front, too?
Missouri is technically one game past the midpoint of its 2026 season, having played seven of its 12 regular-season games. But because this week is the No. 21 Tigers鈥 bye, it鈥檚 a convenient time to schedule a midterm examination of how individual position groups are performing.
Using an A-F scale, here鈥檚 how the Post-Dispatch evaluates each position group鈥檚 play through MU鈥檚 first seven games:
Quarterback: A-
Austin Simmons is the quarterback Mizzou fans have been clamoring for. His arm talent is unquestionably present. Simmons has completed 63.2% of his passes, throwing for 1,772 yards, 14 touchdowns and two interceptions.
But it鈥檚 his repertoire of throws that earns this grade. Simmons has the deepest average depth of target (11.5 yards downfield) of any Southeastern Conference starter this season, which means he鈥檚 pushing the ball deep often. He can execute tight-window throws over the middle, which has directly led to touchdowns. Even on a decent number of incompletions, he gives receivers a chance to make a play.
There are fair critiques, too. He鈥檚 lucky to have only thrown the two picks 鈥 that number could easily be higher, but defenders have dropped some could鈥檝e-been interceptions. At times, the deep ball feels forced from Simmons. Opposing defenses have figured out he doesn鈥檛 always see defensive ends dropping into coverage and passing lanes, which has led to two turnovers.
Running back: A-
Look, it鈥檚 not the running back room鈥檚 fault Ahmad Hardy hasn鈥檛 been able to play. And Jamal Roberts has done everything he possibly can as the fill-in.
Roberts leads the SEC in rushing attempts (167) and the nation in yards (867). He鈥檚 progressed from being the secondary option to being the workhorse. A lot of Roberts鈥 yards have been hard-earned, with 660 of them coming after contact 鈥 the most in the nation.
That would normally be automatic A+ material, but Roberts鈥 output relies on a handful of explosive runs. Those count for a lot, but they also mask some down-to-down inconsistency in the run game. More of this blame will fall on the offensive line, but some has to go to Roberts.
Wide receivers: A
The duo of Cayden Lee and Donovan Olugbode is up there with the best tandems in college football.
Lee leads the SEC in receptions (47) and receiving yards (678), adding five touchdowns. As expected, he鈥檚 Simmons鈥 favorite target. Lee has shown an ability to create after the catch, but his most valuable attribute is getting open at exactly the right depth on third downs.
Olugbode has caught 35 passes for 534 yards and an SEC-leading six touchdowns. His hands remain great, and defenses have struggled to cover his out-breaking routes to the sideline.
The rest of Missouri鈥檚 receivers have combined for 28 catches, 396 yards and two touchdowns, which tells you how prominently Lee and Olugbode feature compared to the rest of the room. In an A+ world, there鈥檇 be more depth here. But it鈥檚 a challenge for a defense to take away both Lee and Olugbode, which means the Tigers have enough at this position 鈥 as the production shows.
Tight ends: D+
That鈥檚 D, for disappointing 鈥 and it鈥檚 not necessarily the players鈥 fault. Mizzou鈥檚 offensive coaches spent the preseason talking up an ability to use the tight ends more in the passing game, working them open downfield, trying creative things out of 12 personnel.
What has that led to? A total of 15 catches by MU鈥檚 three tight ends, good for 142 yards and a lone touchdown. They鈥檙e just not a factor in the pass game, period.
Maybe the tight ends have not proven themselves trustworthy to the coaches or Simmons. Maybe the game plans have not prioritized them. Whatever the case, it鈥檚 been a letdown. The tight ends鈥 work in pass- and run-blocking keeps this from being an F.
Offensive line: B-
This is a difficult grade to assign because of how different the offensive line鈥檚 performance has been in pass and run blocking.
In terms of protecting Simmons, the line has been great. The left side 鈥 guard Tristan Wilson and tackle Cayden Green 鈥 has yet to allow a sack. Simmons has faced pressure on only 20.9% of his dropbacks, which is the third-lowest rate in the SEC and a reason why he鈥檚 able to work the ball downfield. The pass blocking alone is A-worthy.
But the O-line鈥檚 showing in the run game is a different story. Pro Football Focus grades aren鈥檛 as accurate as they used to be, but consider how that algorithm evaluates Missouri鈥檚 run blocking for each lineman: a 65.9 for Green, a 63.5 for Wilson, a 70.7 for center Dominick Giudice, a 52.8 for right guard Curtis Peagler and a 68.1 for right tackle Luke Work.
That鈥檚 a lot of below average. The bright side is that runs up the middle have been producing some consistent gains, but there are still plays where Roberts has no hole to hit because the line of scrimmage was lost.
A B- feels like a reflection of the O-line鈥檚 duality.
Missouri safety Elijah Dotson (22), linebacker Nicholas Rodriguez (5) and defensive tackle Jason Dowell (92) tackle Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor (1) during the fourth quarter of a game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Miss.
Defensive line: B
There have been two standouts along the defensive line 鈥 but not two who鈥檇 have been expected to perform so well at the start of the season.
Edge rusher Daeden Hopkins has pressured quarterbacks 27 times, which ranks fourth in the SEC, and has seven sacks. Other teams are starting to double-team him and account for his pass-rushing ability, but that鈥檚 just flattery for the second-year breakout star.
After missing much of the summer with a serious illness, it was hard to know what Donta Simpson could offer this season. The answer: 19 pressures and five sacks from the interior, making him the second-most productive defensive tackle in the SEC.
Those two young, breakout players have been fun to watch. There hasn鈥檛 been much else. D-tackle Jason Dowell has two sacks. Langden Kitchen and Sterling Webb have a sack each. Kitchen and Darris Smith have battled injuries, while the rest of the interior hasn鈥檛 produced much.
There鈥檚 more good than bad here, but the D-line needs more than two sophomores to really be a powerhouse unit.
Linebackers: A-
This one鈥檚 simple. Nicholas Rodriguez has flown around the field, making 77 total tackles in seven games. Yes, he鈥檚 averaging double-digit tackles per game. He ranks third in the SEC in stops, with 17, which counts the number of times a player鈥檚 tackle makes the offense鈥檚 play an analytical failure.
And guess who鈥檚 tied for the SEC lead in stops, with 21? Rodriguez鈥 linebacker partner, Robert Woodyard Jr.
There have been some missed tackles from them, which lowers the grade from an A, but only slightly. More misses tend to come from the D-line and secondary鈥檚 involvement in the run game.
Defensive backs: B+
Another difficult group to evaluate. It鈥檚 not realistic to expect the secondary to pitch a shutout every game, and the defensive backs deserve credit for buttoning up some of the coverage breakdowns that happened in early games.
Cornerback Chris Graves Jr. has been targeted in man coverage 14 times, which is the second-most of any SEC defender. Yet he鈥檚 allowed only two receptions.
Safety Santana Banner has made 59 tackles and forced two fumbles, serving as the cleanup guy from the back end of the defense: He鈥檚 tied for second in the SEC in zone-play tackles, which means he can hunt down the ball.
There have been good and bad days for the defensive backs鈥 involvement in the run game. Overall, the corners seem better in coverage than in years past. There鈥檚 not as much depth in the safety room, but that hasn鈥檛 been an issue so far. It鈥檚 a B+ for now, but if this unit keeps improving, it could be an A.
Special teams: C+
Each specialist should probably be graded separately for fairness, but for space, they鈥檙e lumped together.
Kicker Blake Craig is 11 for 17 on field goals, which includes some blocks and the brutal short-range miss from this past Saturday. Some of those blocks aren鈥檛 his fault, but he鈥檚 been inconsistent. Mizzou is better having him healthy yet also needs him to be a little better.
Punter Brunno Reus leads the SEC in punts and punting yards, which shows how much he鈥檚 been needed. His average net punt of 40.9 yards puts him right around the middle of the conference. Reus has had some timely field-flippers and is an upgrade on what this position has been before at Missouri.
In the return game, punt returner DaMarion Fowlkes has a touchdown.
As a whole, special teams are both better than they have been in recent seasons but still only around the SEC average, at best.
Coaching: B-
Eli Drinkwitz ensured his team responded fantastically to its first defeat of the season, bouncing back well from a loss to Mississippi State for a massive win over Florida. He has managed to leverage the possessions around halftime to get unanswerable points on the board. Even in that defeat to the Bulldogs, the Tigers had two chances to tie. The program鈥檚 functional no-show against Ole Miss was a real letdown and something he took the blame for.
In his first year as offensive coordinator, Chip Lindsey has given Simmons opportunities to push the ball downfield and shown a willingness to adjust the run game to what鈥檚 working in a given matchup. The red zone is still an issue, and there have been long stretches of games in which the offense is clearly out of rhythm. Staying on schedule to create manageable third downs has also been a challenge.
Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon remains one of the best in his role. Like in past years, his defense has improved as the season has gone on. He rightly has slimmed down the rotation at safety and added some versatility to those players鈥 roles. The defense couldn鈥檛 hold up against Ole Miss, but no defense has to this point in the season. The showings against Florida and Texas A&M were impressive.
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Fall games let Cardinals prospect Tekoah Roby get back to what he's 'passionate about'
Knowing his 2026 season would be spent working his way back from Tommy John surgery, Cardinals prospect Tekoah Roby viewed finishing his throwing progression and heading into the offseason healthy as his primary goal for the year.
So when Matt Pierpont, Cardinals director of pitching, approached him about a chance to pitch in the Arizona Fall League, the 25-year-old eventually saw the opportunity as one that鈥檇 get him back to what he missed out on for nearly 15 months.
鈥淚 was probably a little bit apprehensive at first, but then I really conceived the idea of going into a competitive environment and doing exactly what I'm getting to do out here, and I was like: Oh, you know what? That sounds kind of fun. I would love to do that,鈥 Roby said in a recent phone interview.
The invite to the fall league has returned Roby to a setting where he can show the potential he brings on the mound.
Across two starts to begin the fall league, the right-hander has tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, struck out nine batters and allowed two hits. Roby, who had not pitched since July 2025, has flashed upper-90s velocity with his fastball and swing-and-miss results with his curveball.聽
Strong command has helped him limit walks to one in his first game innings of the year.
鈥淕oing into the first (outing) last week, there were some nerves,鈥 said Roby, who attributed some of the velocity in his first outing back as a product of a spike in adrenaline. "Those competitive nerves that I kind of felt for the first time in a while. But ultimately, I was very much at peace with, again, that feeling of how cool it is to be able to do this again, something that I love and I'm passionate about."
鈥淚'm just thankful for modern-day medicine and God's grace and all those things, definitely.鈥
A trade deadline acquisition in 2023, Roby has been limited to 30 starts and 128 2/3 innings since the Cardinals added him to their system in the Jordan Montgomery deal with the Texas Rangers. Over the course of his minor league career, he鈥檚 tossed 301 2/3 innings since turning pro in 2020.
Although he had previous seasons limited by injury before needing Tommy John surgery in 2025, Roby said a 15-month recovery was something 鈥渘obody can really prepare you for.鈥
The challenge gave him a chance to build 鈥渟trong foundations鈥 while other pieces of his life, like pitching, were put on hold.
The 25-year-old leaned on his faith and helped create a culture within the rehab group at the Cardinals鈥 training complex in Jupiter, Florida. While there, Roby went through his rehab progression alongside pitchers Richard Fitts, Cooper Hjerpe and Brian Holiday.
Roby said the goal of creating a championship culture within the Cardinals organization extends to the work done in the rehab group. The group shared similar bonds of seeing their seasons limited because of injury. They established a rehab culture where they were supporting each other and helping one another get through the 鈥渓ulls鈥 of working back from injury.
鈥淓verything I was hearing around that culture was so positive, in part because of the leadership that those guys provided,鈥 Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said in September in reference to the culture Roby and Fitts helped create in Jupiter.
When Roby started Oct. 9 for the Peoria Javelinas, the team Cardinals prospect are assigned to in this year鈥檚 fall league, it marked his first game outing since July 10, 2025. Before Tommy John surgery knocked him out of games that summer, Roby had reached Class AAA Memphis and begun to see different facets of his game come together.
Following two rugged starts in his introduction to Class AAA, Roby posted a 0.86 ERA in 21 innings and struck out 21 batters in four starts before injury shelved him. He said the "micro" parts of pitching come together in that stretch.
"Not the box scores ... but the moments in between pitches where I can just be really, really focused on what I'm trying to do," he said. "... My internal processes became very strong that season. I had a lot of people help me get to that place, and that was the part of my game that really needed the most work and typically has the most return on investment, I guess, in a sense."聽
His return to games this fall has allowed him to pick up from where he left off with his development.
Roby hopes to use his AFL innings to show the work he put in over the past 15 months to be healthy and competitive. He wants to remain "singular" in his approach and regain the rhythm of executing one pitch at a time. He's using the days between outings to evaluate those outings beyond what shows up in the box score as he gains innings that will help him build a foundation for what's to come.
"I'm not complacent, but I'm content," Roby said of returning to pitching in the fall league. "If you put your head down and you work hard, there will be opportunities for you at some point, and that's definitely exciting. I'm just content. I love pitching, and I really enjoy competing and being in that environment. That's the cool thing. And then whatever comes from that, whatever doors open up, that can be exciting, too."
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Maryland, Locksley to split amid 12-game Big Ten skid
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Maryland head coach Mike Locksley walks onto the field during a timeout in the second quarter against Nebraska at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 3 in Lincoln, Neb.
Maryland football coach Mike Locksley stepped down on Wednesday in what the school called a "mutual decision" amid a 12-game Big Ten losing streak.
Locksley was 39-54, including 3-0 in bowl games, since he took over the Terrapins program in 2019 鈥 plus a six-game interim stretch in 2015. His teams were just 10-21 since the start of 2024.
"Following thoughtful conversations with Coach Locksley, we agreed that a coaching change was in the best interest of Coach Locksley and the Maryland football program," athletic director Jim Smith said.
Co-defensive coordinator Aazaar Abdul-Rahim will lead the Terrapins as interim coach for the rest of the season, per the reports.
Locksley, 56, is earning $6.4 million this season on a contract that runs through the 2028 season. The school owes him a buyout of just under $10 million, per ESPN.
Locksley fired defensive coordinator Ted Monachino on Sunday on the heels of Saturday's 37-30 home loss against Rutgers, the Terrapins' fifth consecutive defeat.
Maryland is off this weekend before hosting Illinois on Oct. 31. The Terrapins have not won a Big Ten game since a 27-10 victory at Wisconsin on Sept. 20, 2025.
Locksley led Maryland to bowl wins in three consecutive seasons from 2021-23.
Michigan set to start Carr at QB
Freshman quarterback Tommy Carr, who came off the bench to lead Michigan past Penn State last week, will get the start this week against No. 6 Indiana, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.
Sophomore Bryce Underwood, who has a reported $12 million name, image and likeness package with the Wolverines, will now become a backup as Carr gets his first collegiate start.
With Michigan (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) trailing the Nittany Lions 3-0 at halftime, Carr played the second half and completed 5 of 7 passes for 47 yards. He added a 12-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter as the Wolverines prevailed 21-18. Carr gained 36 yards on four carries.
In the first half, Underwood went 5-for-11 for 43 yards with two interceptions. For the season, he has completed 58.1% of his passes for 924 yards and five touchdowns while tossing six interceptions. In 2025, he connected on 60.3% of his attempts for 2,428 yards and 11 TDs with nine interceptions as Michigan went 9-4.
Coach Kyle Whittingham didn't announce a starting quarterback for the Indiana game in his Monday press conference.
"Well, we saw good stuff out of Tommy in the second half and we know exactly what we're doing and the plan going forward," Whittingham said. "We're not going to tip our hand to the opponent, but we have a good plan in place. And that's about all I can say about that right now."
Carr, who is from Saline, Mich., is the grandson of former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr. He will become the fifth true freshman to start at QB for the Wolverines, joining Underwood (2025), Tate Forcier (2009), Chad Henne (2004) and Rick Leach (1975).
Oklahoma sticking with QB Mateer
Oklahoma still sees John Mateer as its best option at quarterback.
The Sooners are not making a change at the position despite last week's costly three-interception performance.
Oklahoma has only one win in SEC play, a 27-24 upset against then-No. 1 Texas on Oct. 10.
Offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, who also coached Mateer at Washington State, said the coaching staff will do more to keep the ball out of harm's way starting on Saturday at Mississippi State.
"Everything that he's done, the player that he is, the preparation that he has, we believe that John Mateer gives us the best chance to win," Arbuckle said.
The Sooners are coming off a 21-13 home loss last Saturday to then-No. 15 Kentucky in a game in which Mateer threw his fifth, sixth and seventh interceptions of the season.
Oklahoma is minus-8 in turnover margin, tied for 134th among 138 FBS programs.
"We have to eliminate backbreaking errors, catastrophic errors," Arbuckle said. "For all the good that he (Mateer) does, we have to eliminate those. He's not alone in that. I take full responsibility for those plays, whenever they happen."
