Ryan Day will win Big Ten Coach of the Year
What we wrote:
The rest of the Big Ten and country doesn’t know it yet, but Ryan Day is a star in the profession just waiting to show. I’ve been criticized by opposing fan bases for calling him a better coach than those with experience, but since when does experience trump everything else? Nobody knew about Urban Meyer until he took Utah to a BCS game.
The reality is that Ryan Day helped orchestrate and run the offense that was so dynamic last year, he’s been groomed to be the head coach for over a year at Ohio State, and he’s shown he can still recruit at the same level as what Urban Meyer did.
On top of that, he’s genuine, has surrounded himself with great people and isn’t afraid to use their input in game-planning and development. There’s admittedly a lot of resources in Columbus that can make many coaches look good, but Day is more than that.
By the end of the season, everyone will recognize what he is, and that’s the Big Ten’s best coach and a rising star in the making.
How it all went down:
Breaking: Ohio State's Ryan Day wins B1G Football Coach of the Year https://t.co/FiSwpXKD8X
— Buckeyes Wire (@BuckeyesWire) December 3, 2019
This was probably the boldest of all the so-called bold predictions we made because no Ohio State coach had won the award since 1979. But with how dominant the Buckeyes were, Day actually took home the award over guys like Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh (yes, that’s a joke).