Maryland fires football coach DJ Durkin

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — DJ Durkin’s return as Maryland’s football coach lasted one day. Durkin was fired Wednesday evening, just over 24 hours after being reinstated by the school.

Instead of resolving the issues facing the flawed program, the decision by the University System of Maryland board of regents on Tuesday to retain Durkin and athletic director Damon Evans created a different set of problems in the wake of a player’s death and discontent engulfing the football team.

Several state officials called for Durkin to be fired, and one called the decision to retain him an “embarrassment.