It’s always tough to replace a legend.
That’s what Ohio State head coach Ryan Day was tasked at doing when Urban Meyer handed him the whistle after a victory in the 2019 Rose Bowl. Since then, all Day has done is win every single game by double digits and put his team in position to win the Big Ten Championship again. After that, a spot in the College Football Playoff likely awaits.
So, needless to say, Day is likely to get a good review on his year-end assessment from Gene Smith. There may also be a decent raise in there somewhere in the very near future.
But that’s this year. Many won’t get on the Day train until he shows he can do these types of things on a consistent level with his own players.
And that’s were we are with this week’s Buckeye Battle Cry Roundtable discussion. We asked a few of our writers to weigh in on what kind of job he’ll have done after five years. Will it be more of the same, or will this level of success be hard to keep up with?
Ryan Day of @OhioStateFB named 2019 #B1GFootball Dave McClain Coach of the Year as selected by conference media. pic.twitter.com/I2HJn0eMLp
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) December 3, 2019
We’ll open it up to Mark first.