In terms of this season, DJ Durkin is not looking past his first game as Maryland's football coach a week from Saturday against Howard in College Park.
As for building the Terps into a competitive Big Ten team, Durkin is clearly looking into the future.
That was apparent when Durkin took quarterback Caleb Henderson, a redshirt sophomore at North Carolina, as a transfer earlier this week.
Unless the Terps sign a graduate transfer for 2017, Henderson will be the eldest quarterback on the roster next season.
"He's an experienced guy.