June 25, 2026

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive coordinator remains confident after losing playcalling duties

2:00 PM ET Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs hasn’t lost his confidence or his willingness to work hard for the program despite losing playcalling duties earlier this season. Head coach Ryan Day assigned defensive playcalling duties to secondary coach Matt Barnes after Ohio State’s loss to Oregon on Sept. 11. Coombs, who is in his second season as defensive coordinator, remains involved in the playcalling process, but Barnes now has final say. “It’s my job to walk in the building with a bounce in my step, to high-five and hug every single kid I come across, to prepare the team as best I can, as part of the team of coaches, to help us win on Saturday,” Coombs said Tuesday. “That’s what my job is, and I look forward to it every morning. I don’t get out of bed and go, ‘Aw man, I got to work.’ I told…

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