Dawson Odums signs new Southern deal

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana  -- Southern football coach Dawson Odums took a moment away from recruiting this week to sign his new four-year contract with the Jaguars.

Odums and Southern Athletic Director William Broussard agreed to terms, which included a 25-percent pay raise to $175,000 per year, last month. The SU System Board of Supervisors approved the deal earlier this month.

“It’s good (to have the contract signed),” Odums said Friday. “I hadn’t thought about it much. Dr. Broussard has been doing a good job since I’ve been here, and there wasn’t any doubt or question that it would get done.”

Odums led the Jaguars to an 8-4 record and their first Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship in 10 years in 2013.

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