Coaches
Kerry Coombs
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kerry Coombs
Played at Dayton 1981-1982 · alma mater (CFBD): Dayton
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-1984 | Greenhills HS (OH) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1985-1988 | Lakota HS (OH) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1989-1990 | Loveland HS (OH) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1991-2006 | Colerain HS (OH) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2007-2008 | Cincinnati | Position | DB | Brian Kelly |
| 2009-2011 | Cincinnati | ST coord. | AHC/STC/DB | Brian Kelly (2009), Butch Jones* (2010-2011) |
| 2012 | Ohio State | Position | CB | Urban Meyer |
| 2013-2017 | Ohio State | ST coord. | STC/CB | Urban Meyer |
| 2018-2019 | Tennessee Titans (pro) | Position | DB | not known |
| 2020-2021 | Ohio State (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2020-2021 | Ohio State | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Ryan Day*+ |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | Head coachinterim | interim HC/STC/CB | Luke Fickell* |
| 2023-2024 | Cincinnati | ST coord. | STC/CB | Scott Satterfield* |
| 2025- | Michigan | ST coord. | STC | Sherrone Moore (2025), Kyle Whittingham* (2026) |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 0-1 (1 of 13) | 23 → - | 60 | 13 | 13.1 | 93% wins | 131 |
Worked under
- Brian Kelly · Cincinnati 2007-2009 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Butch Jones* · Cincinnati 2010-2011 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2012-2017 (Position, ST coord.)
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2020-2021 (DC)
- Scott Satterfield* · Cincinnati 2023-2024 (Position, ST coord.)
- Sherrone Moore · Michigan 2025 (ST coord.)
- Kyle Whittingham* · Michigan 2026 (ST coord.)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Brian Kelly · Cincinnati 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Charley Molnar · Cincinnati 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Jeff Quinn · Cincinnati 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach, OC, Position
- Jesse Minter · Cincinnati 2007-2008 · him Position, them GA
- Joe Tresey · Cincinnati 2007-2008 · him Position, them DC
- William Inge · Cincinnati 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Bob Diaco · Cincinnati 2009 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Butch Jones* · Cincinnati 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- John Jancek · Cincinnati 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC
- Mike Bajakian · Cincinnati 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Steve Stripling · Cincinnati 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- T. J. Weist · Cincinnati 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Tim Banks · Cincinnati 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Doc Gamble · Cincinnati 2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Jahmile Addae · Cincinnati 2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Drew Mehringer · Ohio State 2012-2013 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Ed Warinner · Ohio State 2012-2016 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Everett Withers · Ohio State 2012-2013 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 2012-2016 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Stan Drayton · Ohio State 2012-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Tom Herman · Ohio State 2012-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2012-2017 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Zak Kuhr · Ohio State 2012 · him Position, them GA
- Bryant Haines · Ohio State 2013 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Chris Ash · Ohio State 2014-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Cody Hawkins · Ohio State 2014 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2014-2021 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Bill Busch · Ohio State 2015 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Corey Dennis · Ohio State 2015-2021 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them GA, Position
- Tim Beck · Ohio State 2015-2016 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Greg Schiano* · Ohio State 2016-2017 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other
- Greg Studrawa · Ohio State 2016-2021 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Joker Phillips · Ohio State 2016 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Brian Hartline* · Ohio State 2017-2021 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Analyst, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Ohio State 2017-2021 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2017-2021 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach, OC, Position
- Billy Fessler · Ohio State 2020-2021 · him DC, them GA
- Greg Mattison · Ohio State 2020 · him DC, them DC
- Joe Bolden · Ohio State 2020-2021 · him DC, them Analyst
- Keenan Bailey · Ohio State 2020-2021 · him DC, them Analyst
- Matt Barnes · Ohio State 2020-2021 · him DC, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Paul Rhoads · Ohio State 2021 · him DC, them Analyst
- Ricky Brown · Ohio State 2021 · him DC, them Analyst
- Todd Fitch · Ohio State 2021 · him DC, them Analyst
- Colin Hitschler · Cincinnati 2022 · him Head coach, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Gino Guidugli · Cincinnati 2022 · him Head coach, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Luke Fickell* · Cincinnati 2022 · him Head coach, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Mike Tressel · Cincinnati 2022 · him Head coach, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Ricky Brown · Cincinnati 2022 · him Head coach, Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Brad Glenn · Cincinnati 2023-2024 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Bryan Brown · Cincinnati 2023 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other
- Nate Fuqua · Cincinnati 2023-2024 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Pete Thomas · Cincinnati 2023-2024 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Scott Satterfield* · Cincinnati 2023-2024 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Tyson Veidt · Cincinnati 2024 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Biff Poggi · Michigan 2025 · him ST coord., them Head coach
- Chip Lindsey · Michigan 2025 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- Don Martindale · Michigan 2025 · him ST coord., them DC
- Lou Esposito · Michigan 2025 · him ST coord., them Position
- Sherrone Moore · Michigan 2025 · him ST coord., them Head coach
- Steve Casula · Michigan 2025 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- Brian Knorr · Michigan 2026 · him ST coord., them Other
- Jason Beck · Michigan 2026 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jay Hill · Michigan 2026 · him ST coord., them DC
- Jim Harding · Michigan 2026 · him ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Kyle Whittingham* · Michigan 2026 · him ST coord., them Head coach
- Tyler Stockton · Michigan 2026 · him ST coord., them Position