When Urban Meyer needed a replacement for then-secondary coach Bill Sheridan, who went to the NFL, he looked right into southwestern Ohio to pluck Cincinnati assistant coach Kerry Coombs.
In 11 months, Coombs has gone from a replacement to one of Meyer’s most important assistant coaches, right up there with offensive coordinator Tom Herman and co-defensive coordinator Luke Fickell.
Not much was initially thought of the move, although people from the area knew Coombs from his high school coaching days, including coaching the 2004 Cincinnati Colerain High School Cardinals, arguably one of the best teams in recent Ohio high school football, to a state championship.
He already had a reputation in the state of Ohio, then went to Cincinnati and had success under coaches Brian Kelly and Butch Jones before Meyer scooped him up on March 1, 2012.
Since he came to Columbus, the fans have come to appreciate Coombs for his seemingly never-ending supply of energy. Meyer, too, has a high level of respect for Coombs.
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