The college football season is finally here, and for Ohio State’s head coach Ryan Day, this could be it for him in Columbus if things don’t change in the next four months.
It’s crazy to think that a guy with a coaching record of 56-8 in five seasons would be on the hot seat, but Day is staring down a job change if he doesn’t complete the goals he and his team have failed the last few seasons.
Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day speaks to players during the first half of the LifeSports spring football game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday.
This offseason, Day hired Alabama’s offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien for the same role, but not even a month into the job, O’Brien left and took the Boston College head coaching job, leaving the role for UCLA’s head coach Chip Kelly.
Day knew he had to change the offense this season just like he did with the defense two years ago when he hired Jim Knowles as the defensive coordinator.
The Ohio State head coach went into full panic mode, and the team also spent around 20 million dollars in NIL money to land star players from the transfer portal and to return many top players who could’ve left for the NFL.
There are no excuses this season for Ohio State not to get to the college football playoff and at least make it to the national championship game, but the Buckeyes also need to reach one more goal this season, and if they don’t, it could cost Day his job.
If Ohio State Loses To Michigan Day Could Be Gone
Every game Ohio State plays is important, but one special game against Michigan at the end of the season takes the cake.
The Buckeyes haven’t beaten their arch-rival in the last three years, and to make matters worse, Michigan went on to win the title last season.
If Day falls to Michigan for a fourth straight season, his job could end if he doesn’t win the national championship.
Boosters of the team who spent 20 million dollars this offseason will put pressure on the school to fire Day, and usually, what the boosters want in college athletics, they get since they are funding almost everything.
When Ryan Day and Ohio State take the field against Akron on Saturday, August 31st, for the season opener, he better take it all in because he is about to be coaching for his life for the next five months.
