William Broussard to speak to Dawson Odums about extension

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern Athletic Director William Broussard said Thursday he plans to talk with football coach Dawson Odums next week about a contract extension.

Broussard has given North Carolina Central, Odums’ alma mater, permission to interview the coach, who led the Jaguars to their first Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship in 10 years with a 34-27 double-overtime victory against Jackson State last week in Houston.

Odums, who has one year remaining on his contract, and his staff are in the midst of an important recruiting week, which concludes with several recruits visiting campus this weekend.

After that is out of the way, Broussard can do what he planned to do all along — try to lock up Odums and his staff long-term.

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