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Breaking: Ryan Odom leaving Utah State for VCU

After two seasons at Utah State, Ryan Odom has left to be the next head coach for VCU.

Odom’s name has been circulating around the rumor mill before this, with his name coming up for the South Florida opening earlier this week. However, once Mike Rhoades officially took the job at Penn State, Odom quickly became the top target to replace him.

While it may seem like a lateral move, he is an east coast guy and will now return there. He has coached at UNC-Asheville, and Charlotte, ending as the interim coach there before getting his first head-coaching gig at Lenoir-Rhyne (N.