Odom’s reported interest in the Louisville job could be his way of angling for a new contract at Mizzou. Heading into the current season, only seven Power 5 schools were paying their coaches less than Odom, according to USA Today’s annual salary report. Bobby Petrino, fired at Louisville earlier this month, was making $3.98 million in guaranteed pay this year.

Louisville’s search for his successor has focused on Purdue’s Jeff Brohm, a former Louisville quarterback and assistant coach who grew up in the area. The 247Sports.com report also mentions Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day and Cincinnati coach Luck Fickell as Louisville targets, as well as Appalachian State’s Scott Satterfield and Troy’s Neal Brown.

Mizzou rewarded Odom with a two-year extension last December with no changes to his salary. He's made it clear he wants to lead his alma mater for years to come and just last week pledged to pay for tickets for Mizzou fans to attend Friday's home finale. MU took orders from more than 5,000 fans. Next year, the program is set to open the $98 million south end zone addition to Memorial Stadium, a project Odom pushed for from the day MU hired athletics director Jim Sterk in 2016.

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