After weeks of speculation about his job security amid a losing streak that has reached six games, Maryland football coach Michael Locksley not only received an endorsement from Athletic Director Jim Smith this past weekend regarding his continued employment but also assurances that additional financial resources would be allocated to his program.

During his weekly news conference Tuesday in advance of Saturday’s game against Michigan, Locksley addressed those developments publicly for the first time. He and players on the team’s leadership council also revealed a meeting had taken place Sunday with Smith and senior deputy athletic director Diana Sabau almost immediately before the announcement.

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