The Ohio State football team arrived in Atlanta on Friday, and it didn’t take long for us to hear from head coach Ryan Day and some of the team. Not only did Day provide some comments directly off the plane on the tarmac — which seems like an odd place to hold a press conference — but he came back on Saturday with some media availability as well.
The Buckeyes head coach is on top of the world after leading his side to the National Championship title, but getting to this position has been a long and challenging journey
Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes’ national championship glory didn’t come easy. It was a relentless effort that bore fruit in Atlanta. It was all thanks to Day, who managed to get players from all across the country,
Day received death threats following a loss to Michigan in November, but on Monday night, he won a national title
Following the on-field ceremony for the Buckeyes’ 34-23 win over Notre Dame Monday night, head coach Ryan Day, quarterback Will Howard and linebacker Cody Simon were being driven in a golf cart from the field to the team’s postgame press conference in the bowels of Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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.
Day, who ended his sixth season as the Buckeyes head coach with his first national championship win, was a guest on "The Tonight Show" on Monday night. Day spoke with Jimmy Fallon about Ohio State's College Football Playoff run, with the CFP trophy on display in the background.
Ohio State has officially arrived in Atlanta for the national title game. The Buckeyes arrived at the airport in Atlanta at about 7 p.m. Eastern, and will have two days of prep before the game on Monday night.
Ohio State coach Ryan Day made it to the promiseland and delivered the Buckeyes their first national title since 2014, but the journey was far from a fairytale, according to his family.
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.
Ohio State's Ryan Day built a powerhouse national champion with the Buckeyes. Jerry Jones should make him next coach of Dallas Cowboys.
Ryan Day deserved to feel vindication when he won a national championship less than two months after it seemed his Ohio State job was on the line.