Maryland football announced Mike Locksley its next head coach on Dec. 4, but the details of the contract were just reported Thursday. All in all, it’s a pretty standard Maryland contract for Locksley, as he’ll make upwards of $12.5 million on the five-year deal.
The deal itself, first reported by The Athletic Balitmore’s Patrick Stevens, isn’t all that different from DJ Durkin’s contract. Locksley was given the same five-year total, as well as a similar built-in sixth year if he survives the first season.
Locksley will start off making $2.5 million annually with $500,000 base salary plus $2 million in supplemental income, with an annual increase of $100,000 a year over the contract’s duration.