Lane Kiffin

Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin runs drills during practice at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. They will square off against Ohio State in the Allstate Sugar Bowl NCAA football game, which will be played Jan. 1, 2015.

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The compensation committee of Alabama's board of trustees met Tuesday to approve amended and new contracts for athletics coaches.

Of that group, six of the seven returning assistant football coaches got raises and extensions. One notable name was missing. What about Lane Kiffin?

Alabama's offensive coordinator was certainly successful in Year 1. Back in 2012, all assistants got raises except Jeff Stoutland, but that was a result of an NCAA investigation dating back to his time at Miami.

This case is different.

When asked for the reason Lane Kiffin didn't get a raise, the university answered quickly with a prepared statement.

"Due to his former relationship with USC, Kiffin is in a unique situation that does not require an amendment to his original contract with UA," read the statement from university spokesperson Deborah Lane.

Kiffin is still being paid by USC, who fired him as head coach in 2013. His pay at Alabama only subtracts from the money owed by USC. So unless his salary at Alabama exceeded his buyout from USC, he's still receiving the same amount annually.

The exact amount of Kiffin's buyout isn't known since USC is a private school exempt from public records requests. But the Los Angeles Times reported Kiffin was making $3.4 million a year at USC when he was fired, according to tax returns filed by the school.

Kiffin is entering the second year of his three-year deal with Alabama. He's making $680,000 a year from Alabama in the first two years of the contract and $714,000 in Year 3. Defensive coordinator Kirby Smart is the highest paid assistant on staff making $1.5 million a year.