Kevin Willard addresses future at Maryland after season-ending loss: 'I don't know what I'm doing'

After Maryland’s season-ending loss to Florida on Thursday, Kevin Willard headed into his postgame press conference as one big question swirled. Would he be back in College Park next season?

He quickly got the question while speaking with reporters. Willard then gave a candid, honest response about weighing his next steps.

Willard told reporters he hasn’t had conversations with anyone about his future, whether it’s at Maryland or elsewhere. His name has been a hot one in the coaching carousel, particularly in connection with the Villanova job as rumors swirl, but he still doesn’t quite know what the future holds.

“I don’t know what I’m doing,” Willard said. “I’ll just be honest with you. I haven’t talked to my agent, I haven’t talked to my wife. I made a promise to this team that I was just going to focus on this team, and that’s all I’ve done.

“So I haven’t talked to anybody. I have an agent. I’m sure he’s talking to people, because that’s what agents like to do. But I don’t know.”

Willard’s name quickly came up as one to watch for the Villanova opening, all while Maryland was rattling off a run to the Sweet Sixteen as a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. UMD was also in talks for a new contract for him, but things got murky when athletics director Damon Evans left for the same job at SMU.

As the Evans news broke, Willard made headlines for his candid comments about resources at Maryland when it comes to NIL and revenue-sharing. Add in the AD change, and it fueled the questions about his future in College Park. All the while, the fan base expressed its frustration.

While Kevin Willard later said he wouldn’t change anything about how he handled the situation, he was also asked if there was anything Maryland could do to ensure he’d be back next year. He said his focus is elsewhere and what his life will look like. However, he also noted Evans is gone, and the uncertainty at AD is having an impact.

“Right now, my biggest concern is in life right now,” Willard said. “I don’t know who my boss is going to be. The guy who brought me here – who I really liked, and am very appreciative of him bringing me to College Park – is not here anymore. And I don’t know who we’re going to hire. In today’s day and age, that worries me a little bit. I’m just being honest. My honesty got me in trouble. Might as well keep getting me in trouble.

“This is going to be a family decision. I love College Park, I love Maryland. But when you’re at this point in your career and you’re looking at things, I have to take everything into consideration, moving forward. But I have not even talked to anybody. So I don’t know what I’m doing.”