Brian Odom (born July 2, 1981) is an American football coach who is the linebackers coach for the North Texas Mean Green. He was previously the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the USC Trojans from 2021 to 2023.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Linebackers coach |
| Team | North Texas |
| Conference | AAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 2, 1981 |
| Alma mater | Southeastern Oklahoma State University (2004) |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2001 | Oklahoma |
| 2002–2004 | Southeastern Oklahoma State |
| Position(s) | Running back/Tailback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005 | Missouri (DGA) |
| 2005–2011 | Arizona (DPE) |
| 2012–2014 | Houston (co-DSP) |
| 2015–2016 | Washington State (DQC) |
| 2017–2018 | Missouri (OLB) |
| 2019–2021 | Oklahoma (ILB) |
| 2022–2023 | USC (co-DC/ILB) |
| 2024–present | North Texas (LB) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
Early career
editOdom played at Ada High School in Ada, Oklahoma, where he was Oklahoma's High School Player of the Year in 1999 as a running back.[1]
He first played college football at Oklahoma for two seasons where he was redshirted during the 2000 season when the team became national champions. He lettered in 2001 playing primarily on special teams.
He would transfer to play at Southeastern Oklahoma State where he was a three year starting tailback from 2002 to 2004. He earned the first team all-Lone Star Conference honor as a senior in 2004 and would graduate and earn his bachelor degree that same year.
Coaching career
editOdom started his coaching career as an administrative and defensive graduate assistant for Missouri in the first half of 2005.[2]
He then spent seven years as the assistant director of performance enhancement for Arizona from 2005 to 2006 and as an associate director of performance enhancement from 2007 to 2011.[3]
He spent three years as the co-director of sports performance at Houston from 2012 to 2014.[4]
He was a defensive quality control assistant at Washington State from 2015 to 2016.[5]
On February 3, 2017, Odom returned to Missouri and was hired as the outside linebackers coach.[6] He spent two years in that position from 2017 to 2018.
On January 16, 2019, Odom was hired as the inside linebackers coach at Oklahoma.[7] He spent three years in this position from 2019 to 2021 and also served as the interim defensive coordinator at the end of 2021.
On January 10, 2022, Odom was hired as the inside linebackers coach and associate head coach for defense at USC as part of Lincoln Riley's new coaching staff.[8] He served these positions from 2022 to 2023. He also served as the interim co-defensive coordinator for three games in 2023.
On February 20, 2024, Odom was named as the linebackers coach at North Texas.[9]
Personal life
editOdom is the younger brother of current UNLV head coach, Barry Odom.[10]
References
edit- ^ Godfrey, Ed (December 8, 2012). "Former OU, Southeastern player Brian Odom got his start in Ada". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "Brian Odom Joins Mizzou Football Coaching Staff". mutigers.com. February 3, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "Brian Odom". arizonawildcats.com. May 5, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "This is how you are going to work out at the University of Houston". footballscoop.com. February 23, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ Claxton, Joe (April 4, 2015). "Brian Odom: once a Cougar, still a Cougar". The Ada News. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ Toppmeyer, Blake (February 3, 2017). "Odom hires younger brother to fill open staff position". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "OU Hires Brian Odom As New Inside Linebackers Coach". KWTV-DT. January 15, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "Full-Time Assistant Coaching Staff Named by New USC Football Head Coach Lincoln Riley". usctrojans.com. January 10, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "Brian Odom Hired as Linebackers Coach". meangreensports.com. February 20, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ Barnett, Zach (January 15, 2019). "Barry Odom's brother officially leaves Mizzou for Oklahoma". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 2, 2024.