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Alabama staffers rack up bonuses with national championship
Aaron Suttles | Beat Writer
Nick Saban, Bill Battle and dozens of other UA staffers received bonuses following Alabama's wins in the SEC championship and College Football Playoff.
Gary Cosby Jr. | Staff
It was a big season for the University of Alabama football program in 2015, as it hurdled challenge after challenge to capture conference and national championships.
The athletic department signed some big checks as a result, too.
The UA coaching staff, including head coach Nick Saban and his nine on-the-field assistant coaches, netted a total of more than $1.65 million in bonuses for the teamās SEC title and College Football Playoff national championship.
In total, UA paid out more than $2.2 million in bonuses to more than 60 athletic department staff members for the championships according to records obtained by Tidesports.com under open records law requests. The bonuses ranged from up to $525,000 to $3,000.
Saban earned $125,000 for the programās 25th SEC championship and another $400,000 for its national championship by virtue of a 45-40 victory over Clemson, his fourth national title in his nine seasons as the Alabama head coach.
Saban was already scheduled to earn more than $7 million in salary, per his contract ā more than any other college football coach in the country. His $525,000 bonus is more than 19 FBS head coachesā yearly salaries, according to the USA Today annual coaching salaries database.
Now-departed defensive coordinator Kirby Smart also profited greatly from the wins, earning a total of $310,000 ($60,000 for the SEC championship and $250,000 for the national title). Smart earned $1.5 million in salary (not including bonuses) before accepting the Georgia head coaching staff with an annual salary of $3.75 million.
For the SEC championship, the university paid out nearly $300,000 to 20 coaches and support staff members. A total of $1.8 million was paid out to 60 employees for the national title.
Saban and his on-the-field assistants accounted for 74 percent of the total bonuses paid by the athletic department.
Offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin took home a bonus of nearly $150,000. Other assistant who received bonuses that topped $100,000 were offensive line coach Mario Cristobal($113,300.01), defensive backs coach Mel Tucker ($110,000.01) and defensive line coach Bo Davis ($104,500.01).
Bill Battle, the director of athletics, earned $50,000 for the national title win.
Nick Saban
Head coach
$525,000
Kirby Smart
Assistant Coach
$310,000
Lane Kiffin
Assistant Coach
$149,600.01
Mario Cristobal
Assistant Coach
$113,300.01
Mel Tucker
Assistant Coach
$110,000.01
Bo Davis
Assistant Coach
$104,500.01
Bobby Williams
Assistant Coach
$96,984.81
Tosh Lupoi
Assistant Coach
$93,500.01
Scott Cochran
Strength coach
$92,400
Burton Burns
Assistant Coach
$75,911.01
Billy Napier
Assistant Coach
$74,800.01
Jody Wright
Director of Player Personnel
$35,200.01
Justin Dickens
Director of Football Operations
$33,990
Joe Pendry
Senior Offensive Consultant
$33,000
Kerry Stevenson
Director of Player Development
$30,591
Freddie Roach
Director of Player Development
$28,600.01
Finus Gaston
Senior Executive Associate Athletic Director
$20,000
Glenn Schumann
Assistant Director of Player Personnel
$19,800
Kevin Almond
Executive Associate Athletic Director
$13,750
Jeff Allen
Assistant Athletic Director
$13,328.01
Kindal Moorehead
*Assistant Coach
$12,699.91
Sam Branch
Senior Associate Athletic Director
$12,617.50
Marie Robbins
Senior Associate Athletic Director
$12,500
Jeff Purinton
Senior Associate Athletic Director
$12,083.34
Carol Park
Associate Athletic Director
$11,833.34
Jonathan Bowling
Associate Athletic Director
$11,833.34
Doug Walker
Senior Associate Athletic Director
$11,666.67
Jon Dever
Associate Athletic Director
$11,382.60
Aaron Vold
Associate Athletic Director
$10,724.89
Terry Jones
*Assistant Coach
$10,034.27
Troy Finney
Assistant Athletic Director
$9,437.90
Chris Besanceney
Associate Athletic Director
$9,163.01
Linda Leoni
Administrative Assistant
$8,746.50
Amy Bragg
Sports Nutritionist
$8,621.18
Judy Tanner
Administrative Assistant
$8,330.01
John Brown
Director of Rehabilitation Services
$8,151.09
Brandon Sevedge
Director of Athletic Facilities
$7,913.50
Justin Brant
Assistant Athletic Director
$7,913.50
Jeff Dillman
*Assistant Coach
$7,721.91
James Ledford
Associate Athletic Director
$7,663.60
Anthony Leonard
Assistant Athletic Director
$7,497
Harold Sexton
IT Leadership
$7,080.51
Matthew Self
Assistant Athletic Director
$6,826.82
Darrell Harris
Assistant Athletic Director
$6,664
Jeffrey Springer
Assistant Athletic Director
$6,497.40
Jennifer Gilmore
Athletic Trainer
$6,480.84
Amy Woods
Accounting Administrator
$5,859.71
Brenda Vaughn
Director of Tide Pride
$5,849.51
Josh Maxson
Director of Athletic Communications
$5,831.01
Margaret Johnson
Director of Travel Operations
5,662.73
Jeremy Gsell
Director of Rehabilitation Services
$5,581.11
Kent Gidley
Director of Athletic Photography
$5,414.50
Steven Walker
Assistant Director of Athletic Student Services
$5,266.73
Thomas Waters
Assistant Athletic Equipment Manager
$4,581.51
Ashleigh Kimble
Assistant Director of Player Personnel
$4,547.36
Daniel Lyerly
Director of Football Video Services
$4,519.67
Ellis Ponder
Associate Director of Football Operations
$4,498.20
Brandy Moore
Operations Coordinator
$4,331.61
Asha Sowell
Recruiting Operations Coordinator
$3,603.56
Wilson Love
*Assistant Coach
$3,498.60
Aazaar Abdul-Rahim
Assistant Director of Player Personnel
$3,400
Mark Perschel
Assistant Director of Video Services
$3,159.73
$391,097.61 (SEC Championship)
$1,836,414.11 (College Football Playoff Championship)
$2,227,511.72 Total paid out
*Indicates coaching support staff.
Aaron Suttles | Beat Writer
Nick Saban, Bill Battle and dozens of other UA staffers received bonuses following Alabama's wins in the SEC championship and College Football Playoff.
Gary Cosby Jr. | Staff
It was a big season for the University of Alabama football program in 2015, as it hurdled challenge after challenge to capture conference and national championships.
The athletic department signed some big checks as a result, too.
The UA coaching staff, including head coach Nick Saban and his nine on-the-field assistant coaches, netted a total of more than $1.65 million in bonuses for the teamās SEC title and College Football Playoff national championship.
In total, UA paid out more than $2.2 million in bonuses to more than 60 athletic department staff members for the championships according to records obtained by Tidesports.com under open records law requests. The bonuses ranged from up to $525,000 to $3,000.
Saban earned $125,000 for the programās 25th SEC championship and another $400,000 for its national championship by virtue of a 45-40 victory over Clemson, his fourth national title in his nine seasons as the Alabama head coach.
Saban was already scheduled to earn more than $7 million in salary, per his contract ā more than any other college football coach in the country. His $525,000 bonus is more than 19 FBS head coachesā yearly salaries, according to the USA Today annual coaching salaries database.
Now-departed defensive coordinator Kirby Smart also profited greatly from the wins, earning a total of $310,000 ($60,000 for the SEC championship and $250,000 for the national title). Smart earned $1.5 million in salary (not including bonuses) before accepting the Georgia head coaching staff with an annual salary of $3.75 million.
For the SEC championship, the university paid out nearly $300,000 to 20 coaches and support staff members. A total of $1.8 million was paid out to 60 employees for the national title.
Saban and his on-the-field assistants accounted for 74 percent of the total bonuses paid by the athletic department.
Offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin took home a bonus of nearly $150,000. Other assistant who received bonuses that topped $100,000 were offensive line coach Mario Cristobal($113,300.01), defensive backs coach Mel Tucker ($110,000.01) and defensive line coach Bo Davis ($104,500.01).
Bill Battle, the director of athletics, earned $50,000 for the national title win.
Nick Saban
Head coach
$525,000
Kirby Smart
Assistant Coach
$310,000
Lane Kiffin
Assistant Coach
$149,600.01
Mario Cristobal
Assistant Coach
$113,300.01
Mel Tucker
Assistant Coach
$110,000.01
Bo Davis
Assistant Coach
$104,500.01
Bobby Williams
Assistant Coach
$96,984.81
Tosh Lupoi
Assistant Coach
$93,500.01
Scott Cochran
Strength coach
$92,400
Burton Burns
Assistant Coach
$75,911.01
Billy Napier
Assistant Coach
$74,800.01
Jody Wright
Director of Player Personnel
$35,200.01
Justin Dickens
Director of Football Operations
$33,990
Joe Pendry
Senior Offensive Consultant
$33,000
Kerry Stevenson
Director of Player Development
$30,591
Freddie Roach
Director of Player Development
$28,600.01
Finus Gaston
Senior Executive Associate Athletic Director
$20,000
Glenn Schumann
Assistant Director of Player Personnel
$19,800
Kevin Almond
Executive Associate Athletic Director
$13,750
Jeff Allen
Assistant Athletic Director
$13,328.01
Kindal Moorehead
*Assistant Coach
$12,699.91
Sam Branch
Senior Associate Athletic Director
$12,617.50
Marie Robbins
Senior Associate Athletic Director
$12,500
Jeff Purinton
Senior Associate Athletic Director
$12,083.34
Carol Park
Associate Athletic Director
$11,833.34
Jonathan Bowling
Associate Athletic Director
$11,833.34
Doug Walker
Senior Associate Athletic Director
$11,666.67
Jon Dever
Associate Athletic Director
$11,382.60
Aaron Vold
Associate Athletic Director
$10,724.89
Terry Jones
*Assistant Coach
$10,034.27
Troy Finney
Assistant Athletic Director
$9,437.90
Chris Besanceney
Associate Athletic Director
$9,163.01
Linda Leoni
Administrative Assistant
$8,746.50
Amy Bragg
Sports Nutritionist
$8,621.18
Judy Tanner
Administrative Assistant
$8,330.01
John Brown
Director of Rehabilitation Services
$8,151.09
Brandon Sevedge
Director of Athletic Facilities
$7,913.50
Justin Brant
Assistant Athletic Director
$7,913.50
Jeff Dillman
*Assistant Coach
$7,721.91
James Ledford
Associate Athletic Director
$7,663.60
Anthony Leonard
Assistant Athletic Director
$7,497
Harold Sexton
IT Leadership
$7,080.51
Matthew Self
Assistant Athletic Director
$6,826.82
Darrell Harris
Assistant Athletic Director
$6,664
Jeffrey Springer
Assistant Athletic Director
$6,497.40
Jennifer Gilmore
Athletic Trainer
$6,480.84
Amy Woods
Accounting Administrator
$5,859.71
Brenda Vaughn
Director of Tide Pride
$5,849.51
Josh Maxson
Director of Athletic Communications
$5,831.01
Margaret Johnson
Director of Travel Operations
5,662.73
Jeremy Gsell
Director of Rehabilitation Services
$5,581.11
Kent Gidley
Director of Athletic Photography
$5,414.50
Steven Walker
Assistant Director of Athletic Student Services
$5,266.73
Thomas Waters
Assistant Athletic Equipment Manager
$4,581.51
Ashleigh Kimble
Assistant Director of Player Personnel
$4,547.36
Daniel Lyerly
Director of Football Video Services
$4,519.67
Ellis Ponder
Associate Director of Football Operations
$4,498.20
Brandy Moore
Operations Coordinator
$4,331.61
Asha Sowell
Recruiting Operations Coordinator
$3,603.56
Wilson Love
*Assistant Coach
$3,498.60
Aazaar Abdul-Rahim
Assistant Director of Player Personnel
$3,400
Mark Perschel
Assistant Director of Video Services
$3,159.73
$391,097.61 (SEC Championship)
$1,836,414.11 (College Football Playoff Championship)
$2,227,511.72 Total paid out
*Indicates coaching support staff.
