A staple of former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer’s tenure with the Buckeyes is returning to the program. Former secondary coach and assistant defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs is returning to Columbus in a coordinator role, according to a report from Austin Ward of Lettermen Row. Coombs first joined the Buckeyes as secondary coach and special teams coordinator part of Meyer’s first staff in 2012, and was eventually promoted to assistant coordinator in charge of defense in 2017. His initial stint with the program included three years in which his secondary finished in the top two in the Big Ten in interceptions. The Buckeyes defense notched 25 interceptions in 2015 — tied for second-most nationally behind three teams with 26. He most recently served as the secondary coach for the Tennessee Titans from 2018-19. The Titans got knocked out of the NFL playoffs after losing the AFC Championship Game to the…
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