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Ohio State’s Kerry Coombs calls this season ‘hardest stretch’ of his career

Scott Schultz

By Scott Schultz

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After Oregon blasted No. 6 Ohio State with a 400+ yard performance on the ground, Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day took the play-calling duties away from defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs and moved him up to the booth to coach. Day slid Matt Barnes into the sideline play-calling role.

On Saturday, while OSU quarterback CJ Stroud and the offense put up 66 points on Maryland, the Buckeyes defense held the Terps to just 335 yards of offense, with only 56 coming on the ground. The defense picked off Maryland quarterback Tauila Tagovailoa twice on the day.

The win over Maryland was the fourth-straight for the Buckeyes since the debacle against Oregon, and Ohio State is now sitting at 5-1. They have had three consecutive defensive performances holding opponents to under 20 points in the game.

After the Terps game, Day gave Coombs the game ball for the performance on the day.

On Tuesday, Coombs talked about the transition upstairs and the change in calling plays.

 

Scott Schultz

Scott Schultz covers Michigan State Football, along with Breaking News for B1G Football & Basketball for Saturday Tradition. He also serves as an Automotive News Editor & Writer, and Softball Writer elsewhere on the web. Follow him on Twitter @SRSchultz.