There’s already reports out there, but now it is official. Ohio State has named former assistant Kerry Coombs its defensive coordinator per a release from the university Monday. The Cincinnati area high school coaching legend worked under Urban Meyer as the defensive backs coach for five years. He then left to join Mike Vrabel on his staff with the Tennessee Titans of the NFL for two years.
Now, he is back with a promotion along with much fanfare and anticipation. He spent time developing the NFL types Bradley Roby, Eli Apple, Marshon Lattimore, Gareon Conley, and Denzel Ward. In fact, every single defensive back that played for Coombs ended up in the NFL.
“Kerry Coombs is the coach I was really hoping we could hire and bring back to Ohio State,” Day said in the release. “He is an excellent coach and he has had two outstanding seasons in the NFL on Mike Vrabel’s staff with the Tennessee Titans. I’ve spent a season on staff with Kerry and I really like his coaching and knowledge of the game, but I also like that he knows Ohio State and he knows how to recruit to Ohio State. He’s recruited some of the players currently on the team and he coached a handful of Buckeye defensive backs who went on to become first-round NFL draft picks.”
This is big, welcome news for Ohio State and will no doubt check a lot of the boxes that needed attention when Jeff Hafley left to take the opportunity to be the next head coach of Boston College.
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