Saturday was one of Ohio State’s head coach Ryan Day’s worst moments. A lifeless Michigan team walked right into Columbus and did something they have been great at the last few years: dominating the Buckeyes.
Heading into the weekend, Michigan was looking for its fourth straight victory over Ohio State, but this time, the matchup was not supposed to go their way.
The Wolverines went into the game as a three-touchdown underdog and were down two of their best players, cornerback Will Johnson and tight end Colston Loveland.
Ohio State was supposed to have an easy cakewalk and get ready to play Oregon in the Big Ten title game, but the opposite happened, just like everyone predicted.
The Buckeyes couldn’t establish the line scrimmage for the fourth season in a row, the offensive play calling was horrible, and Ryan Day looked lost once again.
Losing to Michigan the last three years sucked, but at least the last two losses came against a great football team and last year’s team won the national championship and also beat Nick Saban along the way, but this year was unacceptable.
There was no reason Ohio State should’ve lost to this Michigan team, but everyone was asking themselves what had happened.
The Buckeyes were underprepared and had no fight from the offensive side, and it all comes back to their head coach, who has been messed up ever since he was called soft after the loss to the Wolverines in 2021.
Ryan Day Will Not Be Back With Ohio State
Michigan has broken Day, and the only way for him to get away from all of this is to leave Ohio State this offseason, no matter what happens in the playoffs.
There is a good chance Day will be fired if they get bounced in the first or second round, but if they can put it together and make the semifinals or title game and Day doesn’t get let go, he is going to leave on his own, most likely.
Day will have an opportunity to be an NFL offensive coordinator next season, and if he gets a chance at one of those jobs, he will take it because he has no job security in Columbus.
The 45-year-old head coach would be entering the hottest seat we have ever seen for a college football coach with an extremely young roster since most of the impact players from this year’s team will be heading to the NFL.
Next season will be a growing year for Ohio State, and Day can’t afford to stick around knowing he is one loss away against Michigan from getting fired with maybe one of the younger teams he has ever coached.
The Ryan Day era is pretty much over at this point, and even if they somehow win it all, there is still a great chance he will leave like Jim Harbaugh did last season after winning it all at Michigan.
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