Gratifying End to Tumultuous Year

For most Buckeyes, the immediate postgame fervor had begun to die down.

Not for Kerry Coombs.

As the ESPN broadcast prepared to hand the Buckeyes their Rose Bowl trophy on stage, the man who started the season as Ohio State’s defensive coordinator was still visibly animated back down on the field. With a rose in his right hand, Coombs clutched onto Buckeye defensive analyst Paul Rhoads, patting his chest with the left.

“We got it done,” Coombs could be heard saying, as Rhoads responded with, “Hell yeah we did.”

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