Brad Odom, the older brother of head coach Barry Odom, is in his first season as director of recruiting for Purdue Football. Prior to arriving in West Lafayette, Odom spent the past two seasons as the director of player personnel at UNLV.
Before making the move out to Las Vegas, Odom served as the assistant athletics director and an assistant coach at Ada High School in Oklahoma. The elder Odom returned to the world of education in 2021 after having worked in private business. He brings a wealth of experience in the sport of football, having coached at various schools since graduating from East Central University in Oklahoma, including serving as head coach at Dickson High School in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and Charles Page High School in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.