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

Kevin Willard is bolting Maryland to become the Villanova head coach, according to multiple reports, after an ugly saga in which the 49-year-old openly griped about aspects of the program during the team’s March Madness run. The Terrapins, a No. 4 seed, were eliminated by No. 1 Florida in the Sweet 16 on Thursday.

After weeks of rumors and speculation, Maryland fans now have their answer on the head coaching drama in College Park. Following his third season as head coach

PROVIDENCE -- Did Villanova just lose another head coaching candidate?. Northwestern head coach Chris Collins has been heavily linked to the Villanova opening, but a source close to the situation confirmed that the school is working on an extension and raise for Collins that would also involve “an increase in staff salary and resources.”

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.

Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported that Maryland has an offer on the table that would pay Willard “over $5 million” annually, and that Willard will weigh taking that or returning to the Big East at Villanova.

After leading his team to the first Sweet 16 appearance in ten years, Kevin Willard is leaving the University of Maryland to take the head coaching job at Villanova University.

With Kevin Willard leaving Maryland for Villanova, Texas A&M’s Buzz Williams emerges as a top candidate to take over the Terps

Kevin Willard, who led Maryland to the Sweet 16 of this season's NCAA tournament, has accepted Villanova's offer to become the program's head basketball coach.