Thursday, December 19, 2013

Southern University signs football coach Dawson Odums to a three-year extension

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana  -- Southern University and football coach Dawson Odums have agreed in principle to a multi-year contract extension that will keep the 2013 SWAC Coach of the Year in Baton Rouge through 2017, the school announced Thursday.

Terms of the extension included a three-year extension in addition to the one-year remaining on his contract, at a base salary of $175,000.

Athletics Director Dr. William Broussard is expected to present the contract for final approval at the SU Board of Supervisors meeting in early January 2014.

"I'm pleased to extend this offer to Coach Odums as a commitment to continued student-athlete success at Southern," said Broussard. "We look forward to continuing to win and win the right way with him at the helm of the program."

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