COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kerry Coombs is no longer a member of the Ohio State football coaching staff and, with his departure, the Buckeyes have lost their best bargaining chip for landing its top 2023 defensive back target. A.J. Harris is the nation’s No. 18 player and No. 3 cornerback in the 2023 class, holding offers from 35 schools. The past month was supposed to be about the five-star prospect making decisions. His first was to switch schools in his Phenix City, Alabama, from Glennwood to Central High School. That was an easy choice as it raises the level of competition he’d be playing against, providing a chance for him to even more back up that five-star rating. The second decision hasn’t been so easy. The amount of turnover on his list of schools forced him to delay it altogether. He and Coombs have spent the past year building a relationship…
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