Luke Fickell made it official on Tuesday.
The University of Cincinnati football coach announced the addition of Ohio State assistant Kerry Coombs to his coaching staff. Fickell confirmed Coombs' hire to The Enquirer on Jan. 18.
Coombs, who was an assistant at UC from 2007-11 after being the longtime head football coach at Colerain High School, returns to Cincinnati to serve as cornerbacks coach and special teams coordinator.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Kerry Coombs and his family back to Cincinnati and to our program,” Fickell said Tuesday. “Kerry has had tremendous success everywhere he has been at the high school, college and professional levels because he’s an exceptional motivator and teacher of the game.