Even after a 13-game grind and potentially three more games to go if Ohio State is going to win a national championship, coach Ryan Day said Tuesday his team couldn't be in better shape. "I feel like all things considered that we're as healthy and as strong and as fresh as we've been all season,

Ohio State coach Ryan Day thinks that Will Howard still has some great football left in front of him. The Buckeyes play Oregon Wednesday.

There is much at stake for Oregon coach Dan Lanning and Ohio State coach Ryan Day during the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have been pressured to move on from head coach Ryan Day since he lost yet another game to the Michigan Wolverines in the final outing of

Day — who has been the Buckeyes’ full-time head coach since the 2019 season — has the 17th-largest buyout among college football coaches as of 2024, according to USA TODAY Sports’ database of salaries and contracts. As of December 1, 2024, Day’s contract buyout is $37,276,042.

Not even the Granddaddy of Them All can remain unchanged by the 12-team College Football Playoff. Oregon and Ohio State can't participate in much of the traditional Rose Bowl pageantry because the oldest bowl game is serving as a CFP quarterfinal this year.