September 28, 2024

Kerry Coombs officially returns to Ohio State as DC


The Ohio State Buckeyes football program has, as expected, brought back a familiar coaching face. Speculation has been growing of late that Ryan Day would be adding Kerry Coombs to his OSU staff. Monday afternoon, the Buckeyes confirmed that Coombs has indeed returned to the program as defensive coordinator. Coombs will replace Jeff Hafley, who left last month to become the head coach at Boston College. In January of 2018, Coombs left OSU to take a job with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans.  Prior to that, he was on Urban Meyer‘s staff for six seasons. “Kerry Coombs is the coach I was really hoping we could hire and bring back to Ohio State,” the Ohio State Buckeyes football head coach said in a statement. “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…

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