While the defense tries to sort out its depth this week, Odom plans to devote more time working with defensive coordinator DeMontie Cross to help fix a defense that’s plummeted to the bottom of the SEC. The Tigers have allowed a league worst 458.9 yards per game, up from 302 last year when MU ranked No. 2 in the SEC and No. 6 in the country, back when Odom was the coordinator under coach Gary Pinkel.
Odom stopped short of saying he’ll take over the play-calling duties, but he’ll clearly get more involved in game-planning. Cross, Odom’s Mizzou teammate in the 1990s, joined the staff in January after three years coaching at Texas Christian University.