5 months ago
- Wolverines
- Published: Jan. 02, 2026, 8:54 p.m.
Kerry Coombs, who agreed to a woody pinch Michigan just days earlier Sherrone Moore was fired, is being retained connected Kyle Whittingham’s staff.
Coombs will stay successful his domiciled arsenic typical teams coordinator for 2026, squad spokesperson Dave Ablauf confirmed to The Ann Arbor News/ MLive connected Friday.
The 64-year-old seasoned coach was manus Friday astatine Crisler Center pinch Whittingham arsenic nan caller Michigan coach was introduced during nan men’s hoops team’s crippled against Southern Cal.
Coombs joined nan unit successful early December arsenic a replacement for JB Brown, nan erstwhile typical teams coach who was fired aft an abysmal typical teams capacity this season. Moore was fired connected Dec. 10 for engaging successful an inappropriate narration pinch a staffer.
The seasoned coach brings a wealthiness of acquisition and ties to nan Midwest. He astir precocious served arsenic typical teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach astatine Cincinnati from 2022 to ‘24, and earlier that had 2 abstracted stints astatine Ohio State.
Coombs was nan Buckeyes’ protect coordinator successful 2020 and ‘21 nether Ryan Day, and coached cornerbacks and coordinated typical teams from 2012 to ‘17 nether Urban Meyer.
Meyer and Coombs, as we cognize by now, are close.
A Colerain, Ohio, native, Coombs played shot astatine nan University of Dayton earlier spending much than 2 decades coaching precocious schools successful nan authorities of Ohio. He sewage his collegiate commencement astatine Cincinnati successful 2007 nether Brian Kelly.
Coombs has beardown recruiting connections passim Ohio and successful nan metropolis of Detroit.
With nan summation of Coombs, an updated database of coach Kyle Whittingham’s Michigan staff:
(*denotes announced hires -- each others are sourced/ publically reported)
OC • Jason Beck (Utah)*
OL • Jim Harding (Utah)
QB • Koy Detmer Jr. (Utah)
RB • Tony Alford (Michigan)
WR • Micah Brown (Utah)/ Marques Hagans (Penn State)
TE • Freddie Whittingham (Utah)
DC • Jay Hill (BYU)
DL • Lou Esposito (Michigan)
DE • Lewis Powell (Utah)
STC • Kerry Coombs (Michigan)
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Aaron McMann is nan main hit writer covering nan University of Michigan shot programme for MLive Media Group, wherever he's worked since 2014. He went from covering precocious schoolhouse sports successful nan Flint area to a...
