For most of the offseason, it looked like Ohio State would only have to replace one assistant coach from last season.
After a turbulent last month that led to an assistant coach and the head coach being suspended, however, Ohio State will now begin the season without three of its 10 full-time coaches from last year.
When Kerry Coombs left Ohio State to become the Tennessee Titans’ secondary coach in January, that in itself was a big change for the Buckeyes’ coaching staff. After all, Coombs was tremendously successful in his six seasons as Ohio State’s cornerbacks coach, producing five first-round NFL draft picks in his final five seasons while he was also among the Buckeyes’ top recruiters.