Ohio State throttles Clemson in Sugar Bowl. Five things we learned.

Ohio State got its sweet redemption by running Clemson out of the Sugar Bowl. Here are five things we learned in victory.

Stop thinking of Ryan Day as a coach that inherited what Urban Meyer built

I’ve defended the type of coach Ryan Day is from day one when he took over the reins from Urban Meyer. People called us a homer because Day hadn’t proven himself. And while there’s some truth to that, you can also understand that I guy has the right stuff to continue to take the program to the heights it belongs.

Day outcoached Swinney in this one, and there’s no way around it. From adjustments in the passing game, to the way the plays were called in the face of the so-called sign stealing by Clemson, to situational things that presented themselves, he’s a superstar coach in the making. Time to realize it.

Eat your heart out Michigan. The beating of the backsides are likely still coming.

 

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