North Texas is hiring USC defensive assistant coach Brian Odom as linebackers coach, the Denton Record-Chronicle’s Brett Vito reported. Odom served as the Trojans’ inside linebackers coach and associate head coach for defense this past season.
Odom spent time coaching linebackers at Oklahoma and Missouri before joining the staff at USC. He has ties to the region that date back to his days as a player. He started his college career at Oklahoma and spent two seasons with the Sooners as a running back from 2000 to 2001.
USC overhauled its defensive coaching staff this offseason after the departure of Alex Grinch late in the 2023 season. The Trojans brought in D’Anton Lynn from UCLA to help the defense, which ranked 10th in the Pac-12 in total defense with 432.8 yards allowed per game and 34.4 points allowed on average. Lynn whipped UCLA into shape in one season, bringing about dramatic improvements in the Bruins’ defense. USC is hoping for the same one-year transformation from its new coordinator, with Brian Odom no longer part of the program.
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