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It’s been less than 20 years since Kerry Coombs left a prep dynasty at Colerain High School to jump into the college ranks with Brian Kelly’s Cincinnati Bearcats. It all started with his patchwork staff for the International Bowl in Dec. 2006 and his first full college season was 2007.
Likewise, Scott Satterfield was a much-heralded Appalachian State player who stayed on to coach at his alma mater. In 2007, as quarterbacks coach, the Mountaineers shocked the world knocking off No. 5 Michigan in Ann Arbor, 34-32.
Both coaches quickly rose through the ranks with Satterfield advancing to coordinator roles at Toledo and Florida International before returning to Appalachian State and eventually becoming head coach from 2013-2018. Four years at Louisville followed before he became head Bearcat in Dec. 2022.
By 2009, Kelly had moved Coombs to an associate head coach title, one he kept through two seasons with Butch Jones. From 2012-2017 Coombs was at Ohio State with Urban Meyer, eventually becoming assistant defensive coordinator. Two seasons with the NFL Titans followed as cornerbacks coach before he returned to the Buckeyes as defensive coordinator. In 2022, he was back to Cincinnati for a season with Luke Fickell where he’s stayed through the Satterfield regime.
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, left, talks with Cincinnati Bearcats special teams coordinator and secondary coach Kerry Coombs, center, and head coach Scott Satterfield, right, at a Moeller/St. Xavier football game last Nov. 3.
Night and day changes
Upon becoming head coach at the University of Cincinnati in 2006, Brian Kelly hired Kerry Coombs to familiarize himself with the local high schools. He made the unusual move of coaching the Bearcats in their International Bowl after leaving Central Michigan to fill the void left when Mark Dantonio left for…
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Author : Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer
Publish date : 2024-06-24 01:05:28
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