The Ohio State Buckeyes won the National Championship against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the first time since the 2014 season. Ohio State 10 years ago defeated the Oregon Ducks in the big game when Urban Meyer was the head coach.
After the Buckeyes lost to the Michigan Wolverines before the playoffs, many people doubted Ryan Day as the head coach of this program. Luckily, they were able to fix things before the playoffs and go on a magical run to win it all. The Ohio State Buckeyes fanbase and team feel relieved that they finally won it all this season.
Ohio State Buckeyes Head Coach Ryan Day Gets New Contract
Before the playoffs began, many people were wondering who would be the next head coach for Ohio State after the season if Ryan Day didn’t win it all this year. Now, it was reported by Pete Thamel of ESPN that on Thursday, Day received a new contract from the school. Thamel said:
“After leading Ohio State to the national title, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day has agreed to a new contract that is set to make him the country’s second-highest-paid head coach.
Ohio State announced in a statement Thursday morning that Day and the school have agreed to a new seven-year deal. The school said that the deal will be valued at “$12.5 million in total annual compensation” (which will be his base salary) for the entire deal.
The contract includes performance bonuses that are the similar to Day’s prior deal, per sources. For example, Day earned a $1 million bonus for Ohio State winning the national title in 2024.
The deal has Day on target to be the country’s second-highest-paid coach behind Georgia‘s Kirby Smart, who made $13.2 million last year including bonuses. Day is one of three active college football coaches to win a national title (Smart and Clemson‘s Dabo Swinney are the others). Swinney is the country’s third-highest-paid coach at $11.1 million.”
It is also not a surprise that he is the second highest-paying coach in college football now behind Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs. With Ryan Day locking in that new contract, he is not going anywhere anytime soon. The Ohio State Buckeyes will be one of the best teams in the country for the next decade with all of the talent they accumulate at the high school level.
Day recently promoted wide receivers coach Brian Hartline to offensive coordinator. Chip Kelly left for the NFL to be the offensive coordinator for Pete Carroll with the Las Vegas Raiders.
Fans React To Day’s New Contract
Dave Portnoy in shambles rn
— Terps Recruiting (@TerpRecruiting) February 6, 2025
well-deserved reward for his leadership and success
— Buddy Boy Bets (@Buddyboybets) February 6, 2025
Ryan Day’s new contract shows how highly Ohio State values him, second-highest-paid coach in the country is no small feat! Expect big things from the Buckeyes going forward.
— Sleem (@SleemMetaX) February 6, 2025
After leading Ohio! We guess the win of there
— goopy (@goopyww) February 6, 2025
Even after that loss to Michigan?
— SportsBetLion (@SportsTokUS) February 6, 2025
This is a great day for Day, the Buckeyes fanbase, and the university as well. With them winning it all this season, how many more will Day win as head coach of this football program? It remains to be seen but Ryan Day is set to be the head coach here for a long time and is only 45 years old also.
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