University of Cincinnati Bearcats wide receivers coach Joker Phillips has left the team to join the University of Maryland Terrapins' coaching staff, The Enquirer confirmed Monday. His name was still on his office door Monday morning, but staffers confirmed he was no longer with the team. It was first reported by Footballscoop.com's Zach Barnett.

Phillips, the Kentucky Wildcats' head coach from 2010 to 2012, was hired by Luke Fickell at UC in January of 2017, shortly after Fickell was named the Bearcats' head coach.

It was Phillips' second stint with the Bearcats after he coached UC wide receivers in 1997 and defensive backs in 1998 under then-coach Rick Minter.

Phillips spent the 2015 season as the wide receivers coach for the Cleveland Browns. He was an offensive quality control coach at Ohio State before Fickell hired him at UC. UC held their Military Bowl practices at Maryland prior to the game Dec. 31 in Annapolis at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Maryland's new coach is Mike Locksley who was Alabama's offensive coordinator through their national championship loss to Clemson. UC will now look for a new receivers coach with another Signing Day just ahead.

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Last week, Bearcats offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Mike Denbrock reportedly withdrew his name from consideration for a similar position on Les Miles' coaching staff at Kansas University.

Changing of the guard at defensive line: Veteran Steve Stripling is retiring. Stripling returned to UC for the 2018 campaign after spending the previous five years in Knoxville with former UC coach Butch Jones. Prior to the Volunteers, he was with at UC between 2010-2012 with Jones.

When Jones left for Tennessee before the 2012 Belk Bowl, then-AD Whit Babcock hired Tommy Tuberville away from Texas Tech as head coach. Tuberville did not coach the bowl game with Stripling being at the helm of the Bearcats for the 48-34 bowl victory over Duke in Charlotte. Before Luke Fickell's triumph in the Military Bowl, Stripling was UC's last winning bowl coach.

Taking his place at defensive line coach is Chad Wilt from Army. The Black Knights finished 11-2 after beginning the season 2-2 with losses to Duke and Oklahoma. They finished the campaign beating Navy 17-10 and demolishing Houston of the American Athletic Conference 70-14 in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth.

Most of UC's football office was out recruiting on Monday. The next signing day is Feb. 6.