Marty McNair, the father of former Maryland Terrapins offensive lineman Jordan McNair, said Thursday he fully supports the school's decision to hire Mike Locksley as its new head football coach.
Heather Dinich of ESPN.com provided comments from the elder McNair, whose son died of heatstroke in June after he collapsed during a team workout two weeks earlier.
"We support Mike one thousand percent," Marty McNair said.
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