This has been a season unlike any other for Ryan Day emotionally. Less than two months ago, loud and influential media voices were calling for the firing of the nation’s winningest active coach in the wake of Ohio State’s fourth straight loss to Michigan.
The Ohio State Buckeyes season could have gone a much different way after the team's upset loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the regular season finale. Ahead of the Buckeyes' national title matchup against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish,
Ryan Day and Ohio State will play for a college football national championship against Notre Dame on Monday. His wife, Nina, is proud of how he has
That’s due, partially, to the fact that the Buckeyes have won three straight playoff games — including two in blowout fashion. It’s been a remarkable turnaround for an Ohio State team that appeared to be on the brink of a total failure of a season.
Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day discussed the pressures surrounding his program, the criticisms against him and how the Buckeyes rebounded after losing to the Michigan Wolverines.
Ohio State fans have complicated feelings toward Day, who has lost four straight to Michigan but is one win away from a national title.
Even as Ohio State turned around its season with three playoff wins, coach Ryan Day turned around his reputation by evolving after Michigan loss.
Day and the Buckeyes were beaten by their bitter rivals and booed off their home field less than 2 months ago. Now they have a shot at winning it all.
It all came spilling out in a players-only meeting on the Tuesday after Ohio State's devastating loss to Michigan in the final weekend of the regular season. The Buckeyes, a 21-point home favorite over the Wolverines, imploded in a loss that gave critics even more ammunition to aim at embattled head coach Ryan Day.
Lou Holtz became the target of Ohio State coach Ryan Day's post-game rant after the Buckeyes beat the Irish 17-14 on Sept. 23, 2023.
Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes are one win away from a national championship. The Buckeyes, 13-2 on the year, are scheduled to take on 13-2 Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday evening.