Kerry Coombs did not simply return home when he went to Ohio State. To borrow from The Jeffersons, he moved on up. The former Tennessee Titans secondary coach will earn $1.4 million this season as the Buckeyes’ defensive coordinator, which nearly triples his salary from the last time he coached in Columbus, Ohio. That makes him the highest-paid assistant on coach Ryan Day’s staff and one of four OSU staff members who will earn at least $1 million this season. The school released contract details for the 10 full-time football assistants Monday. All told, those 10 staff members will earn $7.94 million, not counting potential performance bonuses. Coombs, one of two new coaches among the 10, signed a two-year pact that runs through Jan. 31, 2022. That deal likely places him among the top 20 highest-paid assistants in college football for the coming season. According to the USA Today database…
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