Excitement building for Southern’s Dawson Odums as SWAC Media Day nears

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana  --  Dawson Odums has been through his first signing day as Southern’s football coach. He has been through his first spring practice and most of his first offseason.

In fact, Odums coached nine games for the Jaguars last season, leading Southern to a 4-5 mark as the interim replacement for Stump Mitchell.

But Monday in Birmingham, Ala., Odums will experience another first.

Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Day arrives as the coaches from the conference’s 10 schools, along with two selected players apiece, converge on the Birmingham Marriott to answer questions about the season ahead.

Odums, who in December had the interim tag removed from his title, will be joined by a pair of seniors: quarterback Dray Joseph and defensive back Virgil Williams.

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