Southern Jaguars AD says next goal is to keep Odums’ staff

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana  -- Southern Athletic Director William Broussard knew another university was going to show interest in football coach Dawson Odums.

He knew it before Odums’ alma mater, North Carolina Central, called him at the beginning of the month to get permission to interview Odums.

He knew it before Southern defeated Jackson State 34-27 in double overtime to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship Dec. 7 in Houston.

So when Odums and his staff finished hosting recruits last weekend, Broussard was ready with a contract offer that he presented Tuesday to Odums’ agent, Burton Rocks.

Two days of negotiating ended Thursday morning when the coach agreed to a three-year extension to the one year remaining on his contract. His base salary increases 25 percent to $175,000 a year.

Odums’ $140,000 base salary this season was boosted by $52,500 in incentives that he earned.
Broussard said the total incentive package shrinks from just under $60,000 to just under $50,000 as a trade-off for the increased base salary.

The agreement is subject to the approval of ...

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