All the big Ohio State news in one place. “I don’t know what I’ll feel on game day. A lot of times you’re so locked into the moment that you don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it. I’ll probably think about it after the game. Seeing those kids for the first time will be a little unusual.” – Ohio State assistant coach Kerry Coombs Not like it is possible for Kerry Coombs to get more pumped up for a game than usual, but that should be the case on Saturday night when Ohio State takes on Cincinnati. After spending 16 years coaching at Colerain high school, and then five years as a Cincinnati assistant, Urban Meyer was able to lure Coombs to Columbus when assembling a coaching staff in early 2012. While at first Coombs was going to turn down the offer from Meyer, his wife Holly was a major reason why Kerry ultimately accepted the position. While Coombs did help to recruit a number of players that currently play for the Bearcats, he’ll be hoping to his his current team exploit some of the weaknesses that might be out there. With the criticism of the defensive backs last year, Coombs is hoping that he and co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash can come up with a gameplan that’ll be able to slow down Gunner Kiel and the Cincinnati offense. This will be the first true test for the Ohio State secondary on the year, and with the extra week to prepare the Bearcats, it’s hard to imagine that the Buckeyes won’t be ready. No matter the result there’ll be no question that fans will see Coombs bouncing around the sidelines with his trademark enthusiasm on Saturday night…
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