Norfolk State announces changes in football leadership

title image via Mark Sutton Courtesy of Norfolk State Athletics Norfolk State Director of Athletics Dr. Melody Webb announced Tuesday a change in leadership for the NSU football program, relieving head coach Dawson Odums from his duties, effective immediately. A national search for the program’s next head coach will begin immediately. No further comment will be made at this time. “I want to thank Coach Odums for his continued commitment and dedication to Spartan football,” Webb said. “Since his arrival, he has become a valued member of our family and community, always representing Norfolk State…

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Dawson Odums is new head coach at Norfolk State

Courtesy of Norfolk State Athletic Communications NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State University Director of Athletics Melody Webb announced Wednesday the hiring of Dawson Odums as the Spartans’ new football coach. A native of Shelby, North Carolina, Odums comes to Hampton Roads with a championship coaching pedigree and track record of developing student-athletes both on and off the field during his collegiate coaching career, which spans more than 20 years. Most recently, Odums enjoyed a stellar 10-year run in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. Odums…

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