The Ohio State Buckeyes finished 2023 with 11 wins, a trip to the New Year’s Six Bowl, and a season that most programs would consider successful. Nevertheless, a dismal performance in the Cotton Bowl loss to Missouri and their third straight loss to Michigan spoiled those successes. It is for this reason that the Ohio State fan base is so frustrated with head coach Ryan Day’s performance. Furthermore, things might get awkward for Buckeyes head coach Day if the Big Ten doesn’t make a deep run in the 12-team College Football Playoff in 2024, according to ESPN’s Rece Davis. USA Today Sports USA Today Sports According to Davis, “I don’t think there should be any real heat on Ryan Day.”
“Having said that, if Ohio State, for example, fails to win the Big Ten, advances to the postseason, and either loses at home in the opening round or in the quarterfinals, and you end up spending whatever the final cost is without getting more than you had,” there may be genuine dissatisfaction. To Day’s defense, in his five years as head coach of the Buckeyes, he has already achieved great success. In three of his five seasons as head coach, he has advanced to the College Football Playoffs in addition to winning the Big Ten twice and the Big Ten East three times.
Associated: Announcement: Michigan Names Sherrone Moore Head Coach In addition, he has a 39-3 record in Big Ten play, with Michigan accounting for the only three losses.
That being said, both decision-makers and program supporters will find it difficult to accept the team’s previous three-game losing run against the Wolverines. For fans of the Scarlet and Grey, the fact that Michigan turned their most recent defeat into a national championship just makes things worse. Day’s seat might therefore get more than a little heated if he is able to lose to the Wolverines in 2024 for the fourth time in a row.
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