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Ohio State won't fire Ryan Day after another embarrassing loss to Michigan football: 'He's our coach'

Michigan football embarrassed Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes again, but the OSU AD says Day isn't going anywhere.

By Chris Peterson

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day shakes hands with Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore following Michigan's 13-10 victory.
Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day shakes hands with Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore following Michigan's 13-10 victory. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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One day after Michigan football ruined the season of Ohio State for the fourth consecutive year with a 13-10 upset over the second-ranked Buckeyes, the OSU athletic director, Ross Bjork, told the Columbus Post Dispatch that Day still has his full support.

“Our full focus right now is on the College Football Playoff and making a strong run,” Bjork said Sunday. “We have a ton to play for. We have a great team made up of talented players and great young men. Coach Day does a great job leading our program. He's our coach.”

Objectively, Day does a good job. John Cooper did too. He just couldn't beat Michigan football and neither can Ryan Day, who has done it once in five tries. Day also admitted he "panicked" on Saturday down the stretch leading to a critical penalty.

A few years ago, Michigan was going through its own identity crisis. Jim Harbaugh hired Josh Gattis to run the speed-in-space offense after "The Game" in 2018. Eventually, Michigan got back to its identity of great defense and a smashmouth running game.

That led to three straight wins with Harbaugh as the head coach. Sherrone Moore, who was the acting head coach in 2023, led Michigan football to one of the biggest upsets in the history of the rivalry, at least since 1996 when Michigan upset unbeaten Ohio State 13-9.

Ohio State clearly had the talent advantage, especially since Michigan was missing Will Johnson and Colston Loveland, who are each expected to be first-round picks in the 2025 NFL draft. Yet, Day's team hasn't been mentally or physically tough enough to win "The Game."

That's why it was weird to see Ohio State play Michigan's game. Jeremiah Smith had zero targets in the last 25 minutes of the game. It was odd, but that's Ryan Day for you and I guess Ohio State fans should get used to the idea that he's not going anywhere.

Not unless Ohio State wants to pay him $37 million to go away and after paying $20 million for a roster that couldn't beat 6-5 Michigan football, I can see boosters balking at that price tag.

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