“Thank you for saying that,” Kerry Coombs said. Well, shouted.“I really appreciate it, because that is what he is,” Ohio State’s cornerbacks coach continued as his discussion with a pool of reporters began. The “he” Coombs referred to is Denzel Ward, Ohio State’s incumbent starter at the position even though he did not trot out for the first snap in any game during last season. The reporter told Coombs he “had one returning starter at corner,” much to the coach’s delight. “I would prefer it if you guys referred to him as the third starter at corner because that’s what he was. We had a true three-man rotation,” Coombs said this. “There was never a series where he didn’t go and then somebody came out.” Ohio State listed Ward as a co-starter on its depth chart alongside Marshon Lattimore at one cornerback spot for the entire season. The New Orleans…
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