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‘Fire Kerry Coombs:’ Ohio State fans irate with defensive coordinator after Oregon loss
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Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs had a rough day at the office on Saturday.
Oregon defeated the Buckeyes 35-28 and largely dominated Ohio State’s defense all game long. That was especially true on the ground, as the Ducks rushed for 269 yards and 7.1 yards per attempt.
Oregon repeatedly was able to pick up chunks of yardage — and points — by running at the left side of Ohio State’s defense. The Ducks scored three touchdowns from very similar plays by simply running left.
Coombs is receiving a lot of the blame from Buckeyes fans, who were expecting a win in Columbus on Saturday. Oregon finished the game with more than 500 total yards.
Coombs is in his second season of his second stint with Ohio State. He left Columbus after the 2017 season to take a job with the Tennessee Titans. He returned for the 2020 campaign, but his second stint hasn’t been nearly as successful.
Here’s some of the chatter from Ohio State fans following today’s loss:
https://twitter.com/SportsDataGuy/status/1436746741328629762?s=20
Kerry Coombs recruiting 👍
Kerry Coombs coaching 👎#Buckeyes
— DynastyCLE (@DynastyCLE) September 11, 2021
Kerry Coombs shouldn’t make it back to the Woody with the defensive coordinator title attached to his name. He’s a great recruiter, but this ain’t it.
— Andrew Lind (@AndrewMLind) September 11, 2021
https://twitter.com/lukezim/status/1436779366420258816?s=20
Fire Kerry Coombs tonight
— Calebríddłê🌎 (@caleb_1266) September 11, 2021
Welp. Congrats to Oregon on the W, maybe OSU gets a semi win and they fire Kerry Coombs.
— Bruce Gibson (@BruceJdub) September 11, 2021
Here’s my keys to Ohio State getting better:
1. Stroud has to play better
2. Fire Kerry Coombs— Cole German (@Cole_EGerman) September 11, 2021
Fire Kerry Coombs and bring in Quinn Ewers
— David Rome (@davidlrome) September 11, 2021
Big stop. But still fire Kerry Coombs
— Eric (@Esklen11) September 11, 2021
They haven’t had a great defense in a while. A few years. It’s embarrassing https://t.co/9z79rhKksL
— TRENT BURKE💪🏽 (@TrentBurke) September 11, 2021
https://twitter.com/SpinoIsReal/status/1436772066028625925?s=20
If this showing is what it takes to fire Kerry Coombs then it will have been worth it in the end. #Buckeyes
— Todd Wuest (@WuestT03) September 11, 2021
https://twitter.com/tommyC310/status/1436772131363344389?s=20
https://twitter.com/ByJayAshdown/status/1436770245339922437?s=20
Fire Kerry Coombs – this is embarrassing. The defense looks like a MAC defense.
— Jeff Bennett (@JBennett32) September 11, 2021
Kerry Coombs got cooked every which way in this game. I don’t think Ryan Day has the stones to fire him, but if OSU wants to keep any hope alive of a playoff birth, Coombs can’t be in charge of the defense anymore.
— Josh Dye (@AquaNoggin) September 11, 2021
When you have the same exact play work for 3 TDs, its on the coaches. https://t.co/XtBIUbJMZg
— Brutus Wayne™ (@BuckeyeBat) September 11, 2021
https://twitter.com/kyle_osu/status/1436769795685462020?s=20
Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.