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 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.

Ryan Day has had a massive rollercoaster season in 2024. So have the Ohio State Buckeyes for that matter. At the start of the season, Ohio State was widely view

By his own admission, Jack Sawyer didn’t need any kind of elaborate pitch from Ryan Day to get him to commit to Ohio State. If the scholarship offer was there, the Pickerington native was going to don the scarlet and gray.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Ryan Day and former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz never coached against one another, but they have an intertwined past. After a come-from-behind 17-14 win by Ohio State against Notre Dame in 2023, Day took the moment to give a passionate rant during his postgame interview on NBC, with Holtz as the focus.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are just a few short days away from playing in the national championship against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Most predictions coming in favor Ohio State to pull off the win.

Ohio State dominated Tennessee and then top-ranked Oregon in the first and second round of the playoff before outlasting Texas, 28-14, in the Cotton Bowl to reach the title bout with the Fighting Irish. A win for the Buckeyes puts Day amongst the legendary coaches who have led Ohio State to national championships.

Last season, UNC's Mack Brown was the oldest head coach in college football at age 73. The Tar Heels responded by replacing him with a (slightly) younger option: 72-year-old Bill Belichick, who also replaced Brown as the oldest coach.

Notre Dame alum and NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown spoke with ABC7 Chicago about his excitement ahead of the National Championship on Monday.

The morning after arriving in Atlanta, it was time for both national championship contenders to set the narrative ahead of Monday’s showdown. Both Ohio State