Less than a year after signing him to a three-year extension through the 2024 season, Missouri has fired fourth-year football coach Barry Odom a day after the Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory at Arkansas, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed Saturday. MU officials were expected to deliver the news to the team’s players this morning.
After a season-opening loss at Wyoming, Mizzou ripped off a five-game winning streak at home before the season began to unravel with a loss at Vanderbilt on Oct. 19, followed by losses to Kentucky, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee.