Barry Odom happy for seniors after Tennessee win, says Vanderbilt is 'hugely important'
After Missouri beat Tennessee 50-17, the Tigers registered their most most lopsided victory in an SEC game as they pulled back to .500 with a 5-5 record and 2-4 in the SEC.
Among the highlights were that Missouri racked up 433 yards and 33 unanswered points.
Coach Barry Odom recapped the game with reporters.
Odom opens postgame presser saluting veterans on Veterans Day.
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) November 12, 2017
Earlier this week, Missouri unveiled a statue of coaching legend Norm Stewart.
Odom: "Norm & Virginia Stewart, you talk about the state of Missouri and the history of Mizzou … he's a guy I've looked up to for a long time."
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) November 12, 2017
Odom says when he was a student at Mizzou he almost hit Norm Stewart with his truck and caught the coach's ire.
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) November 12, 2017
Odom calls next week's game at Vandy "hugely important" … for obvious reasons
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) November 12, 2017
"I told him to run for 216 yards and average 9 yards a carry," Odom joked when asked about his expectations for Ish Witter.
— ZOUNation Magazine (@ZOUNationmag) November 12, 2017
ODOM on ISH WITTER:
"You talk about a perfect teammate? If you could paint a picture, it would be him."— ZOUNation Magazine (@ZOUNationmag) November 12, 2017
Barry Odom said Trystan Castillo could have gone back in the game if needed after suffering an ankle injury.
— Gabe DeArmond (@GabeDeArmond) November 12, 2017
Odom says that he is happy to send his seniors out with a win. pic.twitter.com/cSPzXoGS71
— Jeff Parles (@jeffparles) November 12, 2017
Odom said Witter told Cornell Ford this week, when Witter was quiet at practice this week, "Coach, I'm focusing on finishing this the right way."
— Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) November 12, 2017
Odom on Trystan Castillo: "He could have gone back in. What a tough kid, he wanted to go back in the next snap."
— Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) November 12, 2017
