CINCINNATI, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Former Ohio State football coach John Cooper has joined the Cincinnati Bengals as a consultant and
special assistant to the player personnel department.
Cooper, author of a .715 winning percentage at Ohio State with a record of 111-43-4, will begin his duties Friday at the NFL's scouting combine in Indianapolis.
"John is an accomplished coach who is wired into the college football world," Bengals President Mike Brown said. "Year in and year out at Ohio State, he identified and signed the top talent. He knows what we're looking for, and he should be a great help to us."
Cooper plans to continue his role as a college football broadcaster for ESPN.
"This is a great opportunity for me to keep my hand in the game and hopefully to add something to the Bengals," Cooper said. "Evaluating players isn't all running and jumping. A lot of it is intangibles."
