It’s been per week since Dawson Odums determined to depart Southern for Norfolk State.
The transfer leaves Southern with no head coach with lower than 5 months remaining till the beginning of the 2023 fall soccer season.
Whereas this system may be behind by way of bridging the hole between regrouping from what was a grueling however profitable six-game spring run to getting ready for an 11-game jaunt, Southern does have the benefit of being a high-profile job that ought to appeal to high quality suitors.
Southern athletic director Roman Banks appeared on “The Carlos Brown Present” to speak about Odums’ departure and supplied an replace on the much-anticipated teaching search.
On what Southern is in search of in its subsequent head coach:
“I simply suppose that standards adjustments as a result of scenario that we’re in. Clearly, for my part, that is in all probability the worst time ever to be in search of a head coach. And once you say that you simply’re speaking about giving a head coach autonomy to carry folks in and convey employees in and put his recreation plan and all these issues in. Clearly, we simply went by means of that from the spring. We simply introduced in seven new coaches going into this 12 months. And I feel additionally the chemistry with the younger males and likewise making an attempt to make it possible for our student-athletes stay in place, and stay to recruit them that they don’t begin going into this switch portal and issues like that. I feel that simply is determined by the scenario and this case is far completely different. So, I do have a guidelines of issues that we’re taking a look at that can match the field with what we do.”
On how quickly earlier than a head coach will likely be employed:
“I don’t suppose that now we have a month. I met with the soccer group. Everybody has a timeline. Clearly, I requested them to offer me seven to 10 days to work by means of this course of. We’ve got to make it possible for all our athletes stay in place. And you cannot ask your student-athletes to stay in place once you should not have management as pertains to who’s going to be a soccer coach. That’s principally unfair to them, and we all know the local weather through which individuals are transferred out of those Division 1 packages proper now. That’s an enormous concern of mine. And likewise the priority of mine is that I really feel like that we do have soccer group. I really feel like we obtained good management. I really feel that we do have some good techniques in place. I really feel like we do have some good coaches that probably can stay right here.”
On what former head coach Dawson Odums meant to Southern:
“Coach Odums has given Southern some good years and he and I’ve develop into personally good colleagues and good pals. He’s been a man that’s been capable of carry this program with nice character. I feel he was capable of preserve our program on the prime. We haven’t gained the (SWAC) championship since 2013, however we gained our facet (SWAC West) in 2013, 2014 and 2018, and 2019. He’s been capable of preserve us on the prime. We misplaced part of our household. I felt like that he was an individual that cared completely in regards to the athletic division and never solely his soccer program. I respect the person enormously.”
On when finalists for the top teaching job may be cemented:
“Properly, to be trustworthy, I’m hoping subsequent week that we simply begin narrowing our candidate pool down, and we carry the ultimate three to 5 — if that many or no matter is submitted we are going to carry them ahead for a second interview. I simply suppose that it’s paramount by the top of the week that now we have to get somebody employed.”
Take heed to the whole episode beneath
Take heed to “April twenty fourth 2023- The Carlos Brown Present” on Spreaker.
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