Pep Hamilton lost Maryland football’s OC job. He’s still getting paid like he has it.
It’s a strange setup for Maryland football’s offense this season. Pep Hamilton is out as offensive coordinator. Clint Trickett is in.
Hamilton is still in the building, just in a different role. And Hamilton is still being paid far more than the coach now dictating the offense. According to budget documents obtained by The Baltimore Sun, Hamilton, 51, is set to make $1.
25 million this season as special assistant to coach Michael Locksley. Trickett, Maryland’s new 35-year-old offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, will make $450,000 in his first year with the Terps. The math is hard to ignore: Maryland’s former offensive coordinator is making nearly three times as much as its current one.
Hamilton’s three-year deal, signed when he was hired as offensive coordinator last year, is far richer and more layered. It includes a $550,000 base salary plus supplemental income that started at $450,000 and increased by $250,000 on Jan. 1.
It will increase by another $250,000 on Jan. 1, 2027. He also received a $250,000 longevity payment for remaining employed through Feb.
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