We just found out that Sterk is serious about this top-25 thing. Since he stepped on campus in August of 2016, Sterk has made it clear that he wants a top-25 football program to be the doorstep of his athletics department. Odom’s fourth season was supposed to be the one. It wasn’t.

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The Tigers face-planted at Wyoming, spoiling an offseason of hype. Then the Tigers followed up five consecutive home wins with five consecutive losses before an empty season-ending win against Arkansas. The Tigers had one of the most desirable schedules in the SEC, a graduate transfer quarterback many schools in the nation wanted, a ton of returning and experienced talent on offense, and a defense that was positioned to be its most sound in Odom’s tenure.