Friday, July 19, 2013

SU Jaguars, Grambling building to regain old-time success

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  A stage light beamed down upon Dawson Odums as he waited in the glare for the moderator’s question.

Debuting at SWAC Media Day, the act is nothing new since the first-year Southern football coach’s tenure started as an ad hoc move nearly a year ago. Filling the breach after Stump Mitchell’s firing, Odums endured a long stretch before his interim tag was removed in December.



Eight months brought plenty of firsts, too. A first signing day, a first spring practice and Monday’s first trip to the Birmingham Marriott, where Odums sat on a barstool-style chair while his peers fielded questions and he mulled his own response.

So when asked whether Southern, which is coming off three losing seasons in a row, is poised for a revival, Odums calmly laid down his edict.

“It’s not about ...

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