Missouri's Barry Odom Is Really Upset With Tennessee For Recruiting His Seniors

The NCAA has banned the Missouri football team from playing in any bowl games in 2019. New rules permit seniors to transfer without sitting out if their school has been penalized, so Mizzou seniors have been getting contacted to play by other schools, mainly Tennessee. Per CBS’ Dennis Dodd...

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“Everybody is going to have a bad day,” Odom said, expressing his frustration with keeping his players from transferring. “You combine that with somebody that — who’d we beat 51-17 this year? Tennessee? Yeah, those guys. They are non-stop reaching out daily [saying], ‘Hey, come here.’ The grass is not always greener somewhere else.”

Tennessee did not have a comment when contacted by CBS Sports about Odom’s stance.

The coach said that he has “made a number of calls” to conference peers pursuing his players. This comes in advance of Wednesday’s annual SEC coaches’ meeting at the league headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama.

“I haven’t gotten return phone calls,” Odom said.

“I know there is a handful of guys who are talking daily to my players,” he added. “That’s going to be a fun luncheon tomorrow.”

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(TheBigLead)