Maryland introduced the hiring of longtime NFL assistant Ted Monachino as defensive coordinator, because the crew begins spring observe Tuesday afternoon.
Monachino, a former defensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts, spent the previous two seasons at North Carolina, teaching the Tar Heels line of defense in 2024. He has frolicked within the state of the Maryland with the Baltimore Ravens, the place he coached Terrell Suggs, Elvis Dumervil and different standouts as outdoors linebackers coach from 2010 to 2015. He gained a Tremendous Bowl with Baltimore in 2013.
The 58-year-old made faculty stops at James Madison, Missouri State, Boise State and Arizona State early in his profession, and served as an analyst with Missouri in 2018 and with North Carolina in 2023. After the 2018 season, he briefly accepted the defensive coordinator job at Kansas State earlier than leaving for a task with the Chicago Bears.
The transfer is a part of a training workers shakeup for Maryland following a 4-8 season. Monachino replaces Brian Williams, who left final month for a similar function at Jacksonville State beneath new coach Charles Kelly. Maryland coach Mike Locksley additionally introduced in Pep Hamilton, a former NFL offensive coordinator with a number of stops on the professional and faculty ranges, to supervise the Terrapins offense.
The crew completed a hundred and fifth nationally in factors allowed and eightieth nationally in yards allowed final season.