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D.J. Durkin, Kevin Anderson officially announce coach's hiring at Maryland

Maryland's 36th head football coach meets the media at a Thursday morning press conference.

D.J. Durkin is officially coming to Maryland as the Terrapins' 36th head football coach. He'll be introduced at an 11 a.m. press conference on Thursday.

In an athletic department release, Durkin and Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson each made their first public comments on Durkin's hiring.

"On behalf of the entire University of Maryland community, I am thrilled to welcome D.J., his wife, Sarah, and their children, Abigail and Luke, to College Park," Anderson said. "We began this search looking for a candidate with qualities that aligned with our vision for the football program, and throughout the process it became clear D.