OT - Kerry Coombs (CB/ST Coordinator) to stay at Ohio State, and promoted to co-DC

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Earlier today there was some speculations that Kerry Coombs would be following Fickell to UC to be the DC/Associate HC. Implications would have been relatively big from a recruiting standpoint with Ohio State losing 2 of their top-3 recruiters. However, Coombs recently took to twitter to deny these rumors, followed by Urban who hints at Coombs's impending promotion:

Coombs

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— Kerry Coombs (@OsuCoachCoombs) December 10, 2016

Meyer

Great news! My rt-hand man, Kerry Coombs, is a Buckeye! In add to coordinating the SPT, he will have an expanded coordinating role on our D

— Urban Meyer (@OSUCoachMeyer) December 10, 2016
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Babyblu

December 10th, 2016 at 10:51 PM ^

Is it his 14-2 record against UM as a OSU coach ? Or maybe the 2 National Championship Rings ? Just want to know which exactly. You may be thinking becasue one of those two wins in the last 16 years was when he was intrem coach. That must be it.But in the end we should be thankful, cause since Fickell arrived he has help ruin two UM head coaches and was well on his way to wrecking a third. So maybe now the joke is over. Tho dont bet on it... Sorry, but I just cant stand acting like the fat girl in the room crying about not getting a prom date while stuffing cheese fries in her mouth.

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Imjesayin

December 11th, 2016 at 2:04 AM ^

Let me answer your questions, and I think I speak for everyone here, when I say that you're invited to do an anatomically impossible act. You're either a Buckeye troll or reincarnated Bolivian. Either way, go away. It's simply the resemblance to Happy Gilmore. F the Buckeyes and F Fickell.

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Farnn

December 10th, 2016 at 7:02 PM ^

How so?  His defensive backs have been solid and he has done well making recruiting in roads in Michigan with guys like Weber and Webb.   I always felt Fickell was the 2nd weakest link considering he failed as interim coach, and the LBs have been a weak spot for OSU a few times recently.  But I don't follow them closely enough to actually know much about their position coaches outside of recruiting.

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Scarlatina

December 10th, 2016 at 7:14 PM ^

Coombs has been a phenomonal recruiter, and positional coach.

Since Coombs has come aboard, Ohio State has strengthened their recruiting ties with the Greater Cincinnati Area high school football powers (Colerain, Middletown, Highlands, LaSalle, Moeller, St. X...). Plus, Coombs helped established a relationship with Cass Tech by recruiting Damon Webb, Joshua Alabi, and Mike Weber.

As a CB coach, Coombs has coached up some solid players: Bradley Roby, Doran Grant, Eli Apple, Gareon Conley, and Marshon Lattimore. Two 1st round picks, a 4th rounder, and two player projected in the top-2 rounds of 2017 NFL Draft.

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GAbuckeye

December 10th, 2016 at 10:08 PM ^

One of the plays you are referring to one was a flat out tackle no doubt. The other plays were just heavy interference which they are coached to do. What they do is pass interference for sure, but it is the same technique the Seahawks use. Richard Sherman did it to Julio Jones all day long, but the refs won't call it. The point is to grab the receivers back elbow area (the side the refs aren't paying attention to) and pull it to prevent the catch. It is pass interference, but in real time it often doesn't come off as blatant enough. The slow motion replays usually tell another story. Anyways, teams have been complaining about OSU interfereing all year, but I doubt they will change their approach until the refs decide to call it. Same goes for the Seahawks.

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gord

December 10th, 2016 at 7:00 PM ^

Does Coombs get the pay bump or is it just a meaningless title?  What's with all this Co, Assistant and Associate stuff OSU is doing?  

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/coaches.html

Greg Schiano-Associate Head Coach

Larry Johnson-Assistant Head Coach

Tony Alford-Assistant Head Coach

So he give his assistants meaningless titles and keeps all the money.  Nice little scam Urban.

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Maize in Cincy

December 10th, 2016 at 7:07 PM ^

Meyer has done this for awhile.  He knows his staff will always have a ton of turnover so they don't have coaches work with just 1 position group, they at least have a say in all of the offense/defense depending on which side of the ball they are on.  Makes it much easier to transition when coaches leave.

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gord

December 10th, 2016 at 10:43 PM ^

Alabama RB coach makes $475K.

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2016/06/details_on_big_rais…

The "Assistant Head Coach" (really just a RB coach) Tony Alford makes $400K.

http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2015/12/64856/report-…

So the "Assistant", "Associate", and "Co" Head Coaches don't even make 1/10th of what Urban makes.  Nice scam Urban.

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Scarlatina

December 10th, 2016 at 7:36 PM ^

I had heard it was the other way around. Urban tacks on these extra titles as a loophole to offer his asst. coaches a higher initial salary. Otherwise, they would have to wait and build up seniority/incremental pay raises.

For example, Stan Drayton was making $295K/year after 3 seasons as a RB coach for Urban, and was replaced by Asst. HC/RB Coach Tony Alford who earned $400K/year from day 1.

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LSAClassOf2000

December 10th, 2016 at 7:13 PM ^

Well, he is Kerry Coombs and he loves his unit. There it is from the man's own lips, virtually shouted from the virtual mountaintops so everyone is painfully clear that he loves his unit and his Buckeyes.

/middle school mind

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