Webb announced a change in leadership for the football program in a press release, saying Norfolk State was “reassigning” Odums from his duties as head coach immediately.

Norfolk State will be heading into the off-season without their head coach Dawson Odums who was relieved of his duties effective immediately

The school has relieved head coach Dawson Odums of his duties and he will no longer lead the football program, according to an athletic department release sent Tuesday.

Dawson Odums will not return as the head coach at Norfolk State, the program announced Tuesday.

Dawson Odums had just wrapped up his fourth season with the Spartans in which they finished 4-8 and lost two of their last three games.

Norfolk State football head coach Dawson Odums has been fired after four seasons, the school announced Tuesday.

Dawson Odums will not return atop the Norfolk State program following four seasons at the FBS, HBCU Virginia school. Odums and the school parted ways Tuesday, just days removed from the Spartans wrapping up an 4-8 campaign.

Norfolk State athletics director Melody Webb announced that head football coach Dawson Odums has been fired. Webb announced a change in leadership for the football program in a press release, saying Norfolk State was “reassigning” Odums from his duties as head coach immediately.