COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kirby Smart and Barry Odom have a few things in common. They were born 11 months apart — Odom turns 43 later this month, Smart turns 44 two days before Christmas — and they're both head coaches at their alma mater. Smart played defensive back at Georgia from 1995-98; Odom was a Missouri linebacker from 1996-99.
They were hired three days apart in 2015: Odom on Dec. 3, Smart on Dec. 6.
They both succeeded widely successful head coaches who had been in place for exactly 15 seasons: Gary Pinkel was 118-73 at Mizzou from 2001-15; Mark Richt was 145-51 at Georgia from 2001-15.