Olympic medalist announces plans to play football for Mizzou
By Andrew Olson
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Barry Odom just picked up a commitment for 2017. Only this pledge isn’t your typical prospect, he’s an Olympian bringing home a medal from Rio.
J’den Cox, who recently won a bronze medal in wrestling, announced he wants to play football for Mizzou for one season.
Here it is – @SuperstarW14T on playing football @Mizzou @MizzouFootball pic.twitter.com/hroPqkKLXF
— Andrew Kauffman (@A_Kauff) September 1, 2016
Cox is a local Columbia, Mo. product, having played linebacker at Hickman High School.
After cheering him on in the Olympics this summer, we look forward to watching Cox back on the gridiron next season.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
