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What to expect from new Maryland head coach D.J. Durkin

Trevor Matich and Todd McShay think Maryland made a good decision hiring Michigan defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin as head coach and discuss what the Terps should do at offensive coordinator.

When trying to describe D.J. Durkin’s coaching style in a word, his now-former players at Michigan had to make one up.

“I’ve never been around a guy with more passion,” Michigan linebacker Joe Bolden said earlier this year. “And I might make up a word, but explosability.”

Maryland’s new head coach has spent time at five different schools in the last 15 years and left behind a trail of people impressed with his intelligence and his fervor for the game.