Missouri head coach Barry Odom exits the team bus before a game at Memorial Stadium on Friday. [Hunter Dyke/Tribune] ▲

A report Sunday from a Louisville beat writer indicated there is mutual interest between Louisville and Missouri coach Barry Odom for the Cardinals' open football head coaching position.

Jody Demling of Cardinal Authority, a site in the 247Sports network, reported Sunday that "three different sources" have confirmed mutual interest between Odom and the Cardinals.

Odom has a record of 19-18 in three seasons as the Tigers' coach and is 15-10 the past two seasons. He is paid $2.35 million annually, making him the lowest-paid coach in the Southeastern Conference.

Louisville fired coach Bobby Petrino on Nov. 11 when the Cardinals were 2-8 and had allowed 50 points in five of their first 10 games. The Cardinals finished the season 2-10 after a 56-10 loss Saturday to Kentucky.

Demling's report indicated Louisville has been honing in on Purdue coach Jeff Brohm, a former standout quarterback for Louisville whose number hangs at Cardinals Stadium.

Odom and Missouri agreed to a two-year contract extension in December 2017. The extension, which keeps Odom under contract until 2023, did not come with a raise.

Odom's contract also includes one of the lowest buyouts among coaches in Power 5 conferences. That's an important detail in an age when coaches are often fired before their contracts expire.

If Missouri were to fire Odom before his contract runs out in 2023, MU would owe Odom $1,912,500, according to a database compiled by USA Today. Only two Power 5 coaches with buyouts listed in the database have lower school buyouts — Mississippi's Matt Luke and Mississippi State's Joe Morehead, both listed at $0.