Entering the College Football Playoff, pressure was mounting on Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day. That pressure largely came from Ohio State fans and media too, as he had just suffered a fourth loss to Michigan in a row.
Former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer, who was in Atlanta on Monday to watch Ohio State win the national championship, came to the defense of current Buckeyes coach Ryan Day.
The Ohio State coach was an assistant under Meyer with the Buckeyes as well as the Florida Gators. Meyer was thrilled to see his former assistant lead Ohio State to another national title. The win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish marked Ohio State's ninth national championship .
This victory will taste extra sweet for the wrongly-embattled Day, who could choose to leave Columbus with the task complete
How can Ohio State fans silence the vocal minority who have attacked coach Ryan Day and his family? Begin by shouting down the lunatic fringe.
As much as Ohio State's passionate supporters — and some within the media — had written off Day, his family and his team never lost hope.
Thankfully, the golf cart carrying the Ohio State delegation to the media room following their win over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff championship game wasn't going very fast when it crashed into the wall. Everyone on the cart was perfectly fine. Day's face during the incident, though, said it all.
The Ohio State football coach still has a Michigan problem, but a victory against Notre Dame on Monday night would secure the College Football Playoff title.
The former Ohio State coach slammed critics on social media who doubted Ryan Day’s ability to lead the Buckeyes to glory.
Meyer led Ohio State to a national championship in 2014 after leading the Florida Gators to a pair of titles in 2006 and 2008. Day served under Meyer as the Buckeyes' offensive coordinator from 2017-18.
Takeaways from Ohio State's national championship on Day, a historically great resume, Will Howard, keys to the title run and what's next.