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New hires, keeping Odom big gets for Arkansas football

FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek was so pleased when the football program retained defensive coordinator Barry Odom last month that he tweeted a meme to show his feelings.

Yurachek’s choice of mood: A short video of he and then-brand new Coach Sam Pittman holding a Razorback helmet and shouting Pittman’s now-common phrase, “Yessssir!”

On a day when the UA officially announced a trio of new hires and introduced the foursome of assistant coaches Jermial Ashley, Cody Kennedy, Kenny Guiton and Michael Scherer, Odom’s new salary was obtained by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette through a public records request.