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Mike Locksley took a significant pay cut to join Alabama's staff after spending the last four seasons as Maryland's offensive coordinator.

Locksley made $898,940 last season at Maryland, according to USA Today's salary database, after receiving a $250,000 supplement on top of his base salary for taking over as interim head coach when Randy Edsall was fired on Oct. 11. Locksley, who arrived at Alabama in March, had one year left on his Maryland deal at nearly $650,000 annually though it's unclear how much of that he will receive in 2016 after not joining new head coach D.J. Durkin's staff.

As an offensive analyst at Alabama, Locksley doesn't have a contract and will make $45,000 annually, according to records obtained by AL.com. Locksley was the 14th highest-paid assistant nationally last year and the highest-paid in the Big Ten, according to USA Today.

Locksley was formerly the head coach at New Mexico and has a 2-26 career head coaching record. He is well known for his recruiting prowess in the Washington, D.C. and Maryland areas. The renowned recruiter has also previously coached at Florida, Illinois and Army.