Cincinnati Hiring Former Ohio State DC Kerry Coombs
According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Cincinnati is expected to hire former Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs as its new cornerbacks coach and special teams coordinator.
The 60-year-old Coombs began his coaching career as a high school coach in the Cincinnati area, with stints as an assistant at Greenhills (now Winton Woods) and Lakota before being named the head coach at Loveland. He was most known for his time at Colerain, however, where he led the Cardinals to the 2004 state championship.
Coombs accepted an offer to become Cincinnati’s defensive backs coach in 2007, and the Bearcats led the nation with 26 interceptions in his first season with the program. He was subsequently promoted to associated head coach in 2009, where he remained until he was hired by former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer in 2012.
The Buckeyes produced five first-round draft picks at cornerback under Coombs direction, with every starting from 2012-17 ultimately reaching the NFL. He then spent two seasons with the Tennessee Titans before returning to Columbus as Ohio State’s defensive coordinator in 2020.
Coombs will be reunited with Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell, who he worked under for five seasons when Fickell was Ohio State’s co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 2012-16. He replace Perry Eliano, who was named the Buckeyes’ new cornerbacks coach late last week.
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