The Cincinnati Bearcats are once again going back to the Ohio State well after losing Luke Fickell to Wisconsin over the weekend.
Per The Athletic’s Justin Williams, Kerry Coombs, a former Buckeyes defensive coordinator, will take over as the interim in Cincy.
“Kerry Coombs has been named interim coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats,” Williams reported. Noting, “Coombs was Cincinnati’s special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach this season.”
Kerry Coombs has been named interim coach of the Cincinnati #Bearcats, a source tells @TheAthleticCFB. Coombs was Cincinnati’s special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach this season.
— Justin Williams (@Williams_Justin) November 27, 2022
Coombs has never been a head coach at the collegiate level but has been an assistant for many years now. With Williams adding, “Coombs has a long history in Cincinnati & with the Bearcats, and will no doubt be a candidate for the permanent head coaching position.”
He was the DC at Ohio State for two seasons, in 2020 and 2021 before joining Fickell’s staff following the Bearcats 13-0 season.
He’ll look to steady the ship as Cincinnati’s program undergoes major changes.