University of Cincinnati Bearcats wide receivers coach Joker Phillips has left the team to join the University of Maryland Terrapins' coaching staff, The Enquirer confirmed Monday. His name was still on his office door Monday morning, but staffers confirmed he was no longer with the team. It was first reported by Footballscoop.com's Zach Barnett.
Phillips, the Kentucky Wildcats' head coach from 2010 to 2012, was hired by Luke Fickell at UC in January of 2017, shortly after Fickell was named the Bearcats' head coach.
It was Phillips' second stint with the Bearcats after he coached UC wide receivers in 1997 and defensive backs in 1998 under then-coach Rick Minter.