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Missouri coach Barry Odom will rank near the bottom of the SEC in yearly salary to start. But he’s got an opportunity for a ton of incentives.
According to media reports Friday afternoon, Odom will rank behind at least 12 other SEC coaches — Will Muschamp (South Carolina) at $3 million per season represents the lowest current salary among SEC head coaches at Vanderbilt.
Odom may or may not make more than Derek Mason at Vanderbilt, although the Commodores don’t make salary figures public.
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Odom’s contract is significantly less than what coach Gary Pinkel made in 2015 — about $3.8 million, according to USA Today. So Mizzou is saving some money on its head coach that perhaps can be applied toward new facilities.
As a first-year head coach who spent the last several seasons as defensive coordinator at Memphis and Missouri, inheriting an SEC coaching job sooner than most expected, Odom will take that deal and set about proving he can keep this team competitive.
Here are some additional details on Odom’s contract:
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Barry Odom's contract includes a $250K bonus for an SEC title and another $250K bonus for a "New Year's Six" bowl appearance. #Mizzou
— Brandon Kiley (@BKSportsTalk) December 11, 2015
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If Barry Odom hit every single incentive milepost in one year, won the SEC & went to a NY6 bowl, he'd make a max of $4.35 million.#Mizzou
— Matt Michaels (@MattAndAMic) December 11, 2015
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An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
