ARLINGTON, Texas — Kenneth Murray crossed his fingers and explained his relationship with Brian Odom in the way he might talk about an old friend.
“Me and Coach Odom, he hasn’t been here for long, but me and him are like this,” Murray said at Big 12 Media Days. “Like, tight.”
For Murray, who was named preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, a coaching change at his position group wouldn’t seem ideal. But put in the broader context of OU’s defensive woes, it was necessary.
Now the Oklahoma middle linebacker is telling anyone who will listen that his two “biggest blessings” heading into his junior season are Odom and new defensive coordinator Alex Grinch.