COLUMBUS, Ohio — When a high school football recruit joins the Ohio State secondary coached by Kerry Coombs, that player knows what he is hoping to become — an NFL Draft pick. Back at Ohio State since February after a two-year tenure in the NFL, Coombs dove right back into talent procurement. © Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs in 2020. He likes how it has gone. “I would say fantastic is how I feel,” Coombs said recently. He’s doing what he’s always done while recruiting at Ohio State. But the parameters have changed a bit. From the 2013 through 2017 recruiting classes, during Coombs’ first run as an Ohio State assistant coach, the Buckeyes recruited 25 players into their secondary. Ten of them were drafted, and another one, Shaun Wade, certainly will be in 2021. Coombs was the cornerbacks coach then, while he returned in February…
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