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Mike Locksley cites surprise at Michigan investigation, says Terps have ‘anti-spying techniques’
By Paul Harvey
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Mike Locksley was caught off guard by the news of Michigan’s NCAA investigation regarding allegations of sign stealing and in-person scouting. The head coach at Maryland was asked about the situation at his weekly press conference, but Locksley somewhat downplayed the topic.
He admitted sign stealing goes on in the sport, and it’s one of the reasons the Terrapins utilize “anti-spying techniques” as a no-huddle team.
“I was surprised. I didn’t know anything about it, didn’t bother me. It goes on in college football. Maybe not as elaborate as that,” said Locksley. “But I’m saying we’re a team that’s a no-huddle team. We signal a lot, we have all types of anti-spying techniques where we switch who’s the lead signal guy, who has what. It’s not anything I knew about, don’t know if it had any effect on anything we’ve done.”
As a follow-up, Locksley was asked about the future game against Michigan in November. He said Maryland will have to decide how to handle things but noted the coaching staff will reevaluate for that game.
“Yeah, we have to. We have to decide whether we want to wristband things, whether we want to change our signals based on if someone has them,” Locksley explained. “Those things do come into play but I’m more concerned about Northwestern than I am worrying about Michigan down the road.”
We’ll see what becomes of the investigation, but it sounds like Locksley is more focused on his group and getting the Terps ready for Week 9.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.