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Mizzou hires A.J. Ofodile

Former Missouri tight end A.J. Ofodile is returning to his alma mater. Missouri announced in a release on Monday afternoon that Ofodile has been hired as Barry Odom's Director of Recruiting Operations.

Ofodile, who played for Mizzou from 1991-93, has been the head coach at Columbia's Rock Bridge High School since 2003. He took over when Odom was hired as a graduate assistant by Gary Pinkel at Missouri.

Ofodile succeeded Odom at Rock Bridge and will now work for him at Missouri.
Ofodile succeeded Odom at Rock Bridge and will now work for him at Missouri.
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Ofodile finished in the top five in the Big Eight in receptions, yards and touchdowns as a senior. After being named to the all-conference team, he was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1994 and also played two seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and three with the Baltimore Ravens. A native of Detroit, he began his high school coaching career back in Columbia in 2001 as Odom's offensive coordinator at Rock Bridge.

Here are comments from both Odom and Ofodile from Missouri's official release:

Odom: “I’m very excited to have A.J. joining our staff, he will be a huge part of our entire program, and specifically our recruiting efforts. I have tremendous respect for A.J. as a person and as a mentor and I’m excited for how he will represent our program and university. He cares deeply about Mizzou, and shares a lot of the same beliefs that I have on building Mizzou into a championship program.”

Ofodile: "I’ve been very set about if I was to ever make the move to the college level, that who I was going to be working for was the most important aspect, and it couldn’t be a better situation for me at Mizzou with Coach Odom. I have a world of respect for him, he’s a first-class person and I believe in his vision and the work that he and his staff are doing to build something special. Naturally, it’s very special for me to be coming back to my alma mater. Mizzou holds a very special place in my heart and I am very excited about doing anything I can to contribute to it.”

PowerMizzou.com hopes to have a follow-up interview with Ofodile later in the week.

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