The University System of Maryland Board of Regents recommended the University of Maryland reinstate head football coach DJ Durkin and keep athletic director Damon Evans in his position, Board of Regents chair James T. Brady announced during a news conference in Baltimore Oct. 30.
University president Wallace Loh, who announced he will step down from his position in June 2019, will implement the Board's recommendations. During the news conference, Loh deferred to Evans as to whether Durkin would be the on the sideline for the Terps' game against Michigan State Nov. 3. Durkin met with his staff and players before practice Oct. 30, according to multiple reports.
Durkin was placed on administrative leave Aug. 11. ESPN reported Aug. 10 that 19-year-old offensive lineman Jordan McNair, who died June 13, "showed signs of extreme exhaustion" during a May 29 workout, after which he was hospitalized. A second ESPN report Aug. 10 detailed a "toxic coaching culture" within the Maryland football program under Durkin and strength and conditioning coach Rick Court. Court resigned Aug. 14.
