Despite he’s leaving Ohio State Buckeyes today ‘Disappointment will be on Ryan Day
There’s always pressure at Ohio State. The Buckeyes boast one of the only programs in all of college football that have a year-to-year expectation of winning championships.
That’s just part of the gig when you’re Ohio State’s head coach, but unfortunately for Ryan Day, his last six years in Columbus haven’t produced a championship.
To his credit, the Buckeyes did make the national championship in 2020 but they ended up losing to Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide.
They made the College Football Playoff again in 2022 but lost to the Georgia Bulldogs in the semifinal.
Ohio State has been great but not great enough in the Day area, which must be way the latest “pressure check rankings” from On3 believe he’s under extreme pressure heading into 2024.
The 2024 season really does feel like Day’s Hail Mary to finally win it all.
He won star safety Caleb Downs from Alabama in the transfer portal.
Also, he brought in former Ole Miss running back Quinshon Judkins (1,158 yards and 15 touchdowns last season) and former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard (2,643 yards and 24 touchdowns with 10 interceptions in 2023).
Freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, a former five-star and No. 1 overall recruit, has superstar potential and don’t forget about TreVeyon Henderson, who rushed for 926 yards and 11 touchdowns last season in just 10 games.
Ultimately, the Buckeyes are stacked. Throw in some uncertainty over in Ann Arbor where Michigan — albeit the defending national champion — is breaking in a new head coach in the post-Jim Harbaugh era, and there’s no reason to believe that OSU shouldn’t be a championship contender yet again.
