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University of Wisconsin defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox is set to earn $1.45 million over the next two years, according to his compensation package that UW released to the State Journal on Thursday via an open records request.

In total, Wilcox will make $500,000 in the first year of the agreement and $950,000 in the second.

He will also receive a $100,000 retention payment if he’s still with the Badgers on Jan. 1, 2018.

Former UW defensive coordinator Dave Aranda made $520,000 during his final year with the Badgers in 2014. He left to take the same position at LSU, where he signed for $3.75 million over three years with the Tigers.

Wilcox was fired from Southern California after two seasons with the Trojans in which his defense didn’t perform consistently, but the 39-year-old has a solid track record from previous stops at Washington, Tennessee and Boise State.