To be fair, Odom was the DC at Arkansas for 3 seasons. Not like elementary school friends (nobody said it was) but definitely all of high school, and I think the transition from middle school, would have been in Fayetteville.
Anyway, I have heard rumor that he wasn't gonna start at Faith (they went 11-1, only lost in stste title game, this year) and they caused a rift.
No idea the validity. Not sure when the decision was made and I have no direct access to anybody. Round-about info, but I've heard it from people who don't know the Odoms personally. From the folks who know Odom and family personally, it was about graduating and having those years end with his former peers.