Washington State University Athletics

Brian Odom begins his second season with Coach Leach after joining the Washington State coaching staff in January, 2015 in a defensive quality control position.

Odom arrived at WSU following three seasons at the University of Houston where he served as Co-Director of Sports Performance. Prior to Houston he spent seven seasons at the University of Arizona in a similar position, focusing on the development of the Wildcat football team. His coaching career began as a graduate assistant at Missouri, where he worked with current Cougar defensive coordinator Alex Grinch.

Odom was a running back at Oklahoma in 2001, earning the Oklahoma Football Iron Man Award for his performance in the weight room and lettering on the team that won the BCS National Championship. He completed his career as a three-year starter (2002-04) for Southeastern Oklahoma State, where he earned first-team All-Lone Star Conference honors and his degree in 2004.

A native of Ada, Okla., Odom and his wife, Mackenzie, have a son, Benjamin.