With Satterfield going to Tennessee Tech, Temple obviously has an opening at offensive coordinator. I've seen some suggestions out there that Temple should go after former Maryland offensive coordinator Mike Locksley. And I get it. His name came to mind almost immediately because he's a top-tier recruiter and had some success at Maryland and Illinois. That being said, I'm not sure if he's a viable option.
Consider this...
As Maryland's offensive coordinator last year, Locksley had a base salary of 892k and had the opportunity to make another 110k in bonuses. By comparison, Matt Rhule made around 650k as Temple's head coach before signing his two extensions. Fran Dunphy made around 990k as Temple's head basketball coach during the 2013-14 fiscal year.
Only one assistant coach in The American made more than Locksley last year. That was Brent Key, UCF's offensive coordinator, who was supposed to be UCF's coach in waiting and turned down the UAB head coaching gig in order to stay with the Knights. After Key, Houston's Todd Orlando was the next highest paid AAC assistant at 501k.
Temple hasn't disclosed how much it pays Rhule's assistants. That being said, when Nick Rolovich reneged on his decision to become Temple's offensive coordinator, Nevada doubled his salary to around 240k. Even if we assume that Rolovich took a hometown discount to stay with the Wolfpack, Temple's ceiling for paying its offensive coordinator at the time was probably in the 300k range.
So, to summarize, I get it but I don't think it's likely. Not unless Locksley is willing to take a gigantic paycut.
http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant
Consider this...
As Maryland's offensive coordinator last year, Locksley had a base salary of 892k and had the opportunity to make another 110k in bonuses. By comparison, Matt Rhule made around 650k as Temple's head coach before signing his two extensions. Fran Dunphy made around 990k as Temple's head basketball coach during the 2013-14 fiscal year.
Only one assistant coach in The American made more than Locksley last year. That was Brent Key, UCF's offensive coordinator, who was supposed to be UCF's coach in waiting and turned down the UAB head coaching gig in order to stay with the Knights. After Key, Houston's Todd Orlando was the next highest paid AAC assistant at 501k.
Temple hasn't disclosed how much it pays Rhule's assistants. That being said, when Nick Rolovich reneged on his decision to become Temple's offensive coordinator, Nevada doubled his salary to around 240k. Even if we assume that Rolovich took a hometown discount to stay with the Wolfpack, Temple's ceiling for paying its offensive coordinator at the time was probably in the 300k range.
So, to summarize, I get it but I don't think it's likely. Not unless Locksley is willing to take a gigantic paycut.
http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant
