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Odom Opts to Join NM State Staff as Defensive Backs Coach

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – NM State has its defensive secondary leader.

NM State head coach Jerry Kill announced the addition of Cliff Odom to his staff for the upcoming 2022 season and beyond. Odom will serve as NM State's defensive backs coach.

Prior to joining Kill's staff at NM State, Odom five other programs benefitted from his services. Most recently, Eastern Illinois employed the former Baylor player for two seasons (2020 and 2021). At the FCS institution, Odom oversaw the Panthers' defensive backs group and produced a trio of All-Ohio Valley Conference honorees through his pair of seasons in Charleston, Ill.