It has been a rough couple of days for Maryland basketball fans. The Terrapins were eliminated in the Sweet 16 by Florida, Kevin Willard acted clueless as to wh

Maryland fans aren’t sorry to see Kevin Willard go to Villanova, but the the university shouldn’t ignore lessons from his abrupt departure.

With Kevin Willard leaving Maryland to become the next men’s basketball coach at Villanova, the Terrapins have embarked on a search to fill the vacancy that opened only days after the end of a resurgent season in which they reached the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years.

Maryland men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard is leaving the Terps and will become the next coach at Villanova.

The Villanova Wildcats have hired Maryland's Kevin Willard as their new coach. Willard had been linked to the Villanova job throughout the NCAA Tournament, where the Terrapins earned a No. 4 seed and reached the Sweet 16 before losing to Florida.

Kevin Willard has accepted an offer to become Villanova 's next men's basketball coach and will leave Maryland after three seasons, according to several reports.

Willard emphasized when the Terps were in Seattle that he loved coaching at Maryland, but he wanted the school to improve in NIL.