Alabama staved off advances from USC to poach GM Courtney Morgan, agreeing to a record three-year deal worth $825,000 annually.
Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.football general manager Courtney Morgan has agreed to a new, precedent-setting contract with the Crimson Tide following a summer approach fromMorgan will earn an average of $825,000 annually under the three-year contract, a deal that bolsters his place as college football's highest-paid front office figure.
Morgan spent the past two seasons with Kalen Deboer at Washington, then followed the 49-year-old coach to Alabama earlier this year when the Crimson Tide hired Deboer to replace Nick Saban. The former Michigan, San Jose State and Fresno State staffer has been critical in assembling a 2025 recruiting class that sits second nationally in ESPN's latest team rankings for the cycle.
Morgan's success has attracted interest from across the country. Sources told ESPN that after USC attempted to hire Morgan for a similar personnel position in South California this summer, DeBoer moved quickly to secure Morgan's future in Tuscaloosa, sealing a market-smashing extension. Morgan earned an annual base salary of $500,000 in his initial contract with Alabama, finalized in February. His upgraded deal marks the latest piece of significant investment in the front office space across football.
ESPN's Jake Trotter reported earlier this summer that Texas Tech general manager James Blanchard had received a new, two-year contract worth $800,000 total.
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